[The outbreaks of invasive meningococcal disease in the municipalities of Goleniów and Przybiernów in March 2009. Control measures taken in the outbreak area].

The paper discusses the organisation of epidemiologic surveillance covering people who suffered from invasive meningococcal disease in the municipalities of Goleniów and Przybiernów from 10.03.2009 to 31.03.2009. Infections were caused by type C Neisseria meningitidis, a strain belonging to the hyperinvasive clonal complex ST-11. The attack rate was 14.71 per 100,000 inhabitants in the town and municipality of Goleniów and 19.26 per 100,000 inhabitants in the municipality of Przybiernów. Because of the difficult epidemiological situation in both municipalities a state of emergency was introduced in respect of invasive meningococcal disease and free compulsory vaccinations against type C Neisseria meningitidis were administered to selected age groups of children, young people and officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration up to 24 years of age who were barracked and employed in the Goleniów district.