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Volume 30, Number 2—February 2024
Dispatch

Obstetric and Neonatal Invasive Meningococcal Disease Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Western Australia, Australia

Julie HartComments to Author , Gary K. Dowse, Michelle Porter, David J. Speers, Anthony D. Keil, Jane D. Bew, Shakeel Mowlaboccus, and Charlene M. Kahler
Author affiliations: Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia (J. Hart, M. Porter, D.J. Speers, A.D. Keil, J.D. Bew); Department of Health, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (G.K. Dowse); The University of Western Australia, Perth (D.J. Speers, S. Mowlaboccus, C.M. Kahler)

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Notifications of laboratory-confirmed invasive meningococcal disease cases in Western Australia and Australia, by serogroup and year of onset, 2013–2022. Serogroup data were extracted from the Western Australian Notifiable Infectious Diseases Database (https://www.health.wa.gov.au), and the overall national notification data were obtained from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/nndss). Rates were calculated by using estimated resident population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (https://www.abs.gov.au) (national, state and territory population, March 2023, accessed on October 3, 2023). Men, meningococcal; ND, not determined.

Figure 2. Notifications of laboratory-confirmed invasive meningococcal disease cases in Western Australia and Australia, by serogroup and year of onset, 2013–2022. Serogroup data were extracted from the Western Australian Notifiable Infectious Diseases Database (https://www.health.wa.gov.au), and the overall national notification data were obtained from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/nndss). Rates were calculated by using estimated resident population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (https://www.abs.gov.au) (national, state and territory population, March 2023, accessed on October 3, 2023). Men, meningococcal; ND, not determined.

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