Riordan T
Exeter Public Health Laboratory, Heavitree.
Commun Dis Rep CDR Rev. 1997 Jan 10;7(1):R5-9.
Neisseria meningitidis group C type 2b, P1.2, P1.5 caused an outbreak of four cases, two of whom were members of an agricultural college in Devon, and two outside contacts of students who were documented carriers of the outbreak strain. The identification of the outbreak was made more difficult by the fact that none of the three cases first linked with the college was culture positive and indeed only one of these was actually a member of the college. Carriage of the outbreak strain was significantly associated with residence in college and enrollment on one particular course. The question was raised of whether in outbreaks of this type control measures should be extended beyond the confines of the affected institution.
C群2b型、P1.2、P1.5脑膜炎奈瑟菌引发了一起有4例病例的疫情，其中2例是德文郡一所农业学院的学生，另外2例是该疫情菌株记录携带者学生的校外接触者。由于最初与该学院有关联的3例病例中无一例培养呈阳性，实际上其中只有1例是该学院的学生，这使得疫情的识别变得更加困难。疫情菌株的携带与住校及参加某一特定课程显著相关。有人提出，对于这类疫情，控制措施是否应超出受影响机构的范围。
