%0 Journal Article
%T Meningococcal disease outbreak related to the World Scout Jamboree in Japan, 2015
%A Alison Smith-Palmer
%A Hajime Kamiya
%A Hideyuki Takahashi
%A Kazunori Oishi
%A Makoto Ohnishi
%A Mizue Kanai
%A Munehisa Fukusumi
%A Takehito Saitoh
%A Tamano Matsui
%A Tomimasa Sunagawa
%A Yushi Hachisu
%J Archive of "Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal : WPSAR".
%D 2017
%R 10.5365/WPSAR.2016.7.3.007
%X Six invasive meningococcal disease cases occurred among Scottish and Swedish nationals associated with the World Scout Jamboree (WSJ), an international mass gathering, held in Japan. The index case developed symptoms while returning home. The strains from all six cases were identical and seldom seen in Japan
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5516400/