U.S. Military Fatalities due to Neisseria Meningitidis: Case Reports and Historical Perspective
Abstract
In order to reassess the risks posed by meningococcal disease to military populations, we have acquired medical records of three of the most recent fatalities in the U.S. military and present the case studies. These cases represent three of four meningococcal deaths in the U.S. military reported to the Naval Health Research Center for calendar years 2007-2009. The fourth fatality occurred at a service academy where the risk was perhaps defined more by residence in a college dormitory than by active military. Among an active military population of about 1.43 million, 26 cases in 3 years represent an incidence of 0.606 cases per 100,000 per year, compared with 1.4 cases per 100,000 per year for the period 1983-1998. Meningococcal disease in the military has declined in incidence since 1998. All new recruits receive a tetravalent vaccine; however, the risk of meningococcal disease still appears to be greater in the military than in an age-matched civilian population.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA562936
Entities
People
- Lanette Hamilton
- Michael Broderick
- Paul B. Keiser
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center