Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W135 ST-2881

Boisier, Pascal; Nicolas, Pierre; Djibo, Saacou; Hamidou, Amina Amadou; Tenebray, Bernard; Borrow, Raymond; Chanteau, Suzanne

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Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W135 ST-2881

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Sep 2006
By Boisier, Pascal ; Nicolas, Pierre ; Djibo, Saacou ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Boisier, Pascal ; Nicolas, Pierre ; Djibo, Saacou ; Hamidou, Amina Amadou ; Tenebray, Bernard ; Borrow, Raymond ; Chanteau, Suzanne
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
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Emerg Infect Dis. 12(9):1421-1423.
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Journal Article
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12
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9
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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