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Volume 21, Number 8—August 2015
CME ACTIVITY - Research

Community-Based Outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Infection in Men who Have Sex with Men, New York City, New York, USA, 2010−2013

Molly M. KratzComments to Author , Don Weiss, Alison Ridpath, Jane R. Zucker, Anita Geevarughese, Jennifer L. Rakeman, and Jay K. Varma
Author affiliations: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York, USA (M.M. Kratz, D. Weiss, A. Ridpath, J.R. Zucker, A. Geevarughese, J. Rakeman, J.K. Varma); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA (A. Ridpath, J.R. Zucker, J.K. Varma)

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Table 1

Epidemiology and risk factors of for 22 outbreak case-patients with invasive meningococcal disease, New York City, New York, USA, 2010–2013*

Characteristic Value %
Age, y
Range 21–59 NA
Mean 34 NA
Median
 32
 NA
Borough†
Brooklyn 10 45
Manhattan 7 32
Bronx 2 9
Queens
 2
 9
Race/ethnicity
African American 11 50
Caucasian 6 27
Hispanic or other 4 18
Asian
 1
 5
Risk behavior
Using recreational drugs 9 41
Using websites or phone apps to meet sexual partners‡ 9 60
HIV infected
 12
 55
Outcome
Died 7 32
Died, HIV infected 5 42

*NA, not applicable.
†One case-patient was reported being homeless.
‡A determination could be made for only 15 of the 22 outbreak case-patients.

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