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licensed Meningococcal disease human vaccine |
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- Vaccine Name: licensed Meningococcal disease human vaccine
- Target Pathogen: Neisseria meningitidis
- Target Disease: Meningitis
- Tradename: Generic
- Manufacturer: Unknown
- Vaccine Ontology ID: VO_0000053
- Type: Conjugate vaccine
- Status: Licensed
- Host Species for Licensed Use: Human
- Description: A generic representation of vaccines used to prevent meningococcal disease in humans, most commonly formulated as conjugate vaccines that link polysaccharide antigens from Neisseria meningitidis to carrier proteins to enhance immunogenicity. These vaccines are widely licensed and have significantly reduced the incidence of meningitis caused by meningococcal bacteria.
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