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<p>Public Health England (PHE) collects data on laboratory confirmed cases of invasive
meningococcal disease (IMD) in England which is caused by the <em>Neisseria meningitidis</em>
bacteria and is a major cause of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia. The number
of laboratory confirmed cases of IMD in England in the last five years is available
in the following table. The overall risk of invasive meningococcal disease is similar
in men and women. PHE does not publish this data breakdown by gender.</p><p>Number
of laboratory confirmed cases of IMD in England by epidemiological year</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>2018-2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cases
of IMD</p></td><td><p>724</p></td><td><p>811</p></td><td><p>747</p></td><td><p>754</p></td><td><p>525</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/meningococcal-acwy-immunisation-programme-vaccine-coverage-estimates#history"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/meningococcal-acwy-immunisation-programme-vaccine-coverage-estimates#history</a></p><p>
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