Meningococcal Diseases in Travellers
Book chapter > Chapter Other Book · 2024
Authors: Hasip Kahraman, Hüseyin Aytaç ERDEM, Oğuz Reşat Sipahi
Emerging and Re-emerging Infections in Travellers, Chapter Other Book, Springer Nature, B, International, 2024, pp 281-299, Switzerland, cham
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-49475-8_18
Summary
Today, the importance of easily transmissible and serious diseases has increased due to the widespread human movements such as travel and migration. Invasive meningococcal diseases remain a considerable public health problem, causing small clusters in industrialized countries and large outbreaks in developing countries. Since meningococcal diseases are endemic in many countries, international travelers may transport the bacterial agent during their journeys and spread it across the countries. Herein, we aimed to summarize meningococcal diseases and travel-associated infections.