Three Outbreak-causing Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Clones, Brazil

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Barroso, David E. ; Castiñeiras, Terezinha M.P.P. ; Freitas, Fernanda S. ; Marsh, Jane W. ; Krauland, Mary G. ; Tulenko, Mary M. ; Fonseca, Érica L. ; Vicente, Ana C.P. ; Rebelo, Maria C. ; Cerqueira, Elaine O. ; Xavier, Adriano C. ; Cardozo, Ana P.C.M. ; da Silva, Simone E.M. ; Harrison, Lee H.
• Description:
  During 2003-2012, 8 clusters of meningococcal disease were identified in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, all caused by serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis. The isolates were assigned to 3 clonal complexes (cc): cc11, cc32, and cc103. These hyperinvasive disease lineages were associated with endemic disease, outbreaks, and high case-fatality rates.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Humans Infant Meningitis, Meningococcal Middle Aged Multilocus Sequence Typing Neisseria Meningitidis, Serogroup C Public Health Surveillance Serotyping Topography, Medical Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 19(11):1847-1850.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  D43TW006592/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e530de87fb8e496b6881d51f15830be33b69ad9106af4f3c9a4ef4197e7ee1d6
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/22264/cdc_22264_DS1.pdf
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