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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Boisier, Pascal; Nicolas, Pierre; Djibo, Saacou; Hamidou, Amina Amadou; Tenebray, Bernard; ... More +
Boisier, Pascal; Nicolas, Pierre; Djibo, Saacou; Hamidou, Amina Amadou; Tenebray, Bernard; Borrow, Raymond; Chanteau, Suzanne; Less -
Description:
Serogroup W135 ST-2881 meningococci caused a cluster of meningitis cases in Niger in 2003. Of 80 healthy persons in the patients' villages, 28 (35%) carried meningococci; 20 of 21 W135 carrier strains were ST-2881. Ten months later, 5 former carriers were still carriers of W135 ST-2881 strains. The serum bactericidal antibody activity changed according to carrier status.
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Blood Bactericidal Activity
Carrier State
Child
Child, Preschool
Dispatch
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Meningitis
Meningitis, Meningococcal
Middle Aged
Neisseria Meningitidis, Serogroup W-135
Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroup W135
Niger
Prevalence
Sequence Analysis
Serum Bactericidal Assay
Carrier State

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 12(9):1421-1423.;
Document Type:
Journal Article;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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