Oill P A, Chow A W, Roberto R R, Guze L B
West J Med. 1978 Mar;128(3):189-94.
An intercity outbreak of meningococcal meningitis occurred in five adults, with the acute onset of symptoms developing in two of the patients after they returned to Los Angeles from the San Francisco Bay area. The secondary attack rate was 36.4 percent in this entirely adult household. The authors review reports of secondary cases in civilian epidemics, as well as recommendations for chemoprophylaxis in household contacts.
在五名成年人中发生了一起脑膜炎球菌性脑膜炎的城际疫情,其中两名患者从旧金山湾区返回洛杉矶后症状急性发作。在这个全是成年人的家庭中,二代发病率为36.4%。作者回顾了平民疫情中二代病例的报告,以及对家庭接触者进行化学预防的建议。