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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 87YR0x5T. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Study objectives-The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a mass vaccination programme carried out in Catalonia (Spain) in the last quarter of 1997 in response to an upsurge of serogroup C meningococcal disease (SCMD). Design-Vaccination coverage in the 18 month to 19 years age group was investigated by means of a specific vaccination register. Vaccination effectiveness was calculated using the prospective cohort method. Cases of SCMD were identified on the basis of compulsory reporting and microbiological notification by hospital laboratories. Vaccination histories were investigated in all cases. Unadjusted and age adjusted vaccination effectiveness referred to the time of vaccination and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated at 6,12,18 and 24 months of follow up. Setting-All population aged 18 months to 19 years of Catalonia. Main results-A total of seven cases of SCMD were detected at six months of follow up (one in the vaccinated cohort), 12 cases at 12 months (one in the vaccinated cohort), 19 cases at 18 months (two in the vaccinated cohort) and 24 at 24 months (two in the vaccinated cohort). The age adjusted effectiveness was 84% (95% CI 30,97) at six months, 92% (95% CI 63,98) at 12 months, 92% (95% CI 71,98) at 18 months and 94% (95% CI 78,98) at 24 months. In the target population, cases have been reduced by more than two thirds (68%) two years after the vaccination programme. (...)
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