Prevention of a Potential Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease in a New York City Jail

• NCJ Number: 117738
• Journal: Journal of Prison and Jail Health Volume: 7 Issue: 2 Dated: (Fall/Winter 1988) Pages: 90-97
• Author(s): S M Safyer; P Alcabes
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 8 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Two aspects of Neisseria meningitidis infection make it particularly remarkable in a jail setting.

Abstract

In a population whose freedom of movement is restricted, it may be difficult to prevent the development of newly infected carriers and secondary cases by contact with carriers and to contain the rapidity of progression. The prevention of a potential outbreak of meningoccoccal meningitis at the Anna M. Kross Center (AMKC) Rikers Island detention facility is presented along with guidelines formulated by the Rikers Island Health Service on the management of unprotected exposures to communicable diseases.