Serogroup B Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Older Adults Identified by Genomic Surveillance, England, 2022–2023

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Loud, Emily ; Clark, Stephen A. ; Edwards, David S. ; Knapper, Elizabeth ; Emmett, Lynsey ; Ladhani, Shamez ; Campbell, Helen
• Description:
  We report a cluster of serogroup B invasive meningococcal disease identified via genomic surveillance in older adults in England and describe the public health responses. Genomic surveillance is critical for supporting public health investigations and detecting the growing threat of serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis infections in older adults.
• Subjects:
  • Humans
  • Aged
  • Meningococcal Infections
  • Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B
  • Male
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Genomics
  • Female
  • History, 21st Century
  • Genome, Bacterial
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Neisseria meningitidis
  • Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B
  • invasive meningococcal disease
  • aged
  • meningococcal infections
  • genomics
  • humans
  • bacteria
  • meningitis/encephalitis
  • England
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(5):1009-1012
• Pubmed ID:
  38666632
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11060458
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  England
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/154880/cdc_154880_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 807.71 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:728996295b10ba1ba7af5b8270fc93eaaf8faef7abd37f96596591eecf84938c