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:
  Aged Aged, 80 And Over Female Genome, Bacterial Genomics History, 21st Century Humans Male Meningococcal Infections Middle Aged Neisseria Meningitidis, Serogroup B

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• Keywords:
  Aged Bacteria England Genomics Humans Invasive Meningococcal Disease Meningitis/Encephalitis Meningococcal Infections Neisseria Meningitidis Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroup B
• 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
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:728996295b10ba1ba7af5b8270fc93eaaf8faef7abd37f96596591eecf84938c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/154880/cdc_154880_DS1.pdf
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