Table 2 Average annual rates (per 100,000 individuals) of meningococcal disease in the US (1997–2001)
From: Invasive meningococcal disease epidemiology and control measures: a framework for evaluation
Age (years) | Group B | Group C | Group Y | Other | All Groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<1 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 9.6 |
1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
2–4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
5–17 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
18–34 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
35–49 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
50–64 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
≥65 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
All Ages | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 |