In the same period of 2001 there were 79 confirmed cases of group C meningococcal infection and three deaths.
Mr. FRASCA: Well, that's not the infection rate among that population group.
In the first nine months of 1999, before the immunisation campaign started, there were 551 confirmed cases of group C meningococcal infection and 47 deaths.
The nonprofit safety group Leapfrog collects infection rates, for example.
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Dr Harper said PHA figures indicated that the 15-44 age group had the highest rate of infection but she believed the overall rate was now close to peaking.
In general, the prevalence of TB infection in badgers was higher in the northern group of counties involved (Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire) than those in the southern group (Cornwall, Devon and Dorset), the survey concluded.
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To find out if the new compounds can alter the course of infection in an animal, Dr Blackwell's group infected some cabbage white butterfly caterpillars with P. aeruginosa.
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In the group that started treatment right away, only one genetically linked infection occurred.
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Vorp added that biopsies carry their own risks, such as infection and other complications, and that the study needs to be replicated in a larger study group.
We have a very small group of patients called elite controllers, who have never received treatment - but their infection and the replication of the virus is controlled naturally.
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