Managing Outbreaks: The Public Health Response

Comprehensive practical guidelines for the control of large-scale epidemic meningococcal disease were updated in 1998 by the World Health Organization (WHO) (1 ). The guidance in this chapter is designed to assist in the management of the smaller-scale outbreaks or clusters, particularly in the educational setting (see Note 1 ). It focuses on countries, especially in Europe or North America, that are less prone to major epidemics and will normally have an adequately resourced public-health capacity.