Response to a Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease Case Among Military Trainees.

Joseph E MarcusWilliam N BennettDianne N FrankelJohn W KiefferTheresa M CaseyAmanda E HustonCourtney N HintzAlexander P KellerMichael T SmolkaCynthia S SikorskiHeather C YunMatthew J DolanJohn L Kiley

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)

We describe the public health response to a military trainee who developed serogroup B meningococcal disease while sharing underwater breathing equipment. Despite high transmission risk, with rapid isolation and postexposure prophylaxis administration, there were no secondary cases. This case supports carefully weighing serogroup B meningococcal vaccination in high-risk settings.

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