Background Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a major cause of bacterial meningitis
and septicaemia although infection by some serogroups may be prevented through …

Between 1999 and 2004, the European Union Invasive Bacterial Infections Surveillance
Network (EU-IBIS) received c . 50 000 reports of meningococcal disease from 27 participating …

This study describes the epidemiological impact of meningococcal C conjugate vaccine on
age groups targeted by this vaccination programme in Spain, and estimates high short-term …

Spain declared the elimination of malaria in 1964. In non-endemic areas, the overwhelming
majority of malaria cases are acquired abroad, and locally acquired infections are rare …

Background Malaria was eliminated in Spain in 1964. Since then, more than 10,000 cases of
malaria have been reported, mostly in travellers and migrants, making it the most frequently …

We analyzed the Spanish hospital discharges registered from 1997 to 2005 with patient
diagnoses of “intestinal infection due to Clostridium difficile.” The mean annual incidence rate …

The Center for Pre-College Programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology sponsors a series
of summer programs designed to increase academically talented students' interest in the …

Background Before the COVID-19 pandemic, tuberculosis (TB) was the leading cause of
death from a single infectious agent. In Spain, TB notifications are registered through the …

When choosing a career in scientific fields, girls tend to gravitate toward professions that help
humanity; thus, the fields of health and medicine are widely chosen by women. To attract …

During the period October–November 2017, an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease involving
27 cases occurred in the tourist area of Palmanova (Mallorca, Spain). The majority of cases …