Table 1. Confirmed and probable cases of meningococcal disease among members of the United States military, 2006–2010*.
| Case no. | Year | Q | Death | Clinical syndromes | Military branch | Patient age group, y/sex | Patient race/ ethnicity | Patient military status | Vaccine type | Months from vaccination to illness | Neisseria meningitidis serogroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | 1 | Yes | Men, sep | A | 20–24/M | B | AD | MPSV-4 | 12 | C |
| 2 | 2006 | 1 | No | Men | M | 17–19/M | W | AD | MPSV-4 | 7 | C |
| 3 | 2006 | 3 | No | Men | M | 20–24/M | W | Trainee | MPSV-4 | NA | UNK |
| 4 | 2006 | 3 | No | Men, sep | A | 17–19/M | W | Trainee | MPSV-4 | 1 | C |
| 5 | 2006 | 3 | No | Men | M | 17–19/M | W | Trainee | NA | 1 | UNK |
| 6 | 2006 | 4 | No | Men | M | 20–24/M | W | AD | MPSV-4 | 7 | C |
| 7 | 2007 | 3 | No | Men | N | 25–29/M | W | AD | NA | NA | UNK |
| 8 | 2007 | 3 | Yes | Sep | A | 25–29/M | W | AD | MPSV-4 | 62 | B |
| 9 | 2007 | 3 | No | Sep | CG | 35–39/M | UNK | AD | MPSV-4 | 229 | B |
| 10 | 2007 | 3 | Yes | Sep | A | 17–19/M | W | AD | MCV-4 | 3 | C |
| 11 | 2007 | 4 | No | Sep | N | 17–19/M | B | AD | NA | NA | Y |
| 12 | 2008 | 1 | No | Sep | M | 17–19/M | B | Trainee | MPSV-4 | 3 | Y |
| 13 | 2008 | 1 | No | Men | M | 17–19/M | W | AD | MPSV-4 | 5 | Y |
| 14 | 2008 | 1 | No | Men | M | 17–19/M | W | Trainee | MCV-4 | 2 | B |
| 15 | 2008 | 2 | No | Men | M | 17–19/M | W | AD | MCV-4 | 9 | UNK |
| 16 | 2008 | 2 | No | Men, sep | M | 17–19/M | W | Trainee | MCV-4 | 1 | B |
| 17† | 2008 | 3 | Yes | Sep | AF | 35–39/F | A | AD | MPSV-4 | 161 | B |
| 18 | 2008 | 4 | No | Sep | M | 20–24/M | H | Trainee | MCV-4 | 1 | Y |
| 19 | 2008 | 4 | Yes | Men, sep | N | 20–24/M | W | Cadet | MPSV-4 | 15 | Y |
| 20 | 2009 | 1 | No | Men, sep | N | 20–24/M | W | AD | MCV-4 | 4 | Y |
| 21 | 2009 | 1 | No | Men | A | 20–24/F | UNK | AD | MCV-4 | 7 | B |
| 22 | 2010 | 1 | No | Sep | M | 20–24/M | B | Trainee | MCV-4 | 1 | Y |
| 23 | 2010 | 2 | No | Men, sep | N | 20–24/F | W | AD | MPSV-4 | 43 | Y |
| 24 | 2010 | 3 | No | Men, sep | M | 17–19/M | W | Trainee | MCV-4 | 3 | Y |
| 25 | 2010 | 3 | No | Men | M | 25–29/F | B | AD | MCV-4 | 8 | C |
| 26 | 2010 | 4 | No | Men | AF | 20–24/M | B | AD | MCV-4 | 7 | C |
*Q, quarter; men, meningitis; sep, sepsis; A, Army; B, black; AD, active duty; MPSV-4, polysaccharide; M, Marine Corps; W, white; NA, not available (highly unlikely that person was not vaccinated, but vaccination cannot be confirmed); UNK, unknown; CG, Coast Guard; MCV-4, conjugate; N, Navy; AF, Air Force; A, Asian; H, Hispanic/Latino. †Probable case.