hyperendemic disease


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hy·per·en·dem·ic dis·ease

a disease that is constantly present at a high incidence and/or prevalence rate and affects all age groups equally.

hy·per·en·dem·ic dis·ease

(hī'pĕr-en-dem'ik di-zēz')
A disease that is constantly present at a high incidence and/or prevalence rate and affects all age groups equally.
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This strain, rarely isolated in European countries, belonged to the electrophoretic type 37 (ET-37) clonal complex, which is known to cause hyperendemic disease activity (5).
Outbreak of serogroup W135 meningococcal disease after the Hajj pilgrimage, Europe, 2000. (Research)
Sporadic cases, outbreaks, and hyperendemic disease in Europe and the United States are usually caused by serogroups B and C (1).
Clonal groupings in serogroup X Neisseria meningitidis. (Research)
(1) In industrialised countries, including the Netherlands, serogroups B (MenB), C (MenC) and Y (MenY) have mainly had the highest prevalence and caused major outbreaks and hyperendemic diseases since the 1970s.
Need for optimisation of immunisation strategies targeting invasive meningococcal disease in the Netherlands

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