Meningococci of Serogroup X Clonal Complex 181 in Refugee Camps, Europe

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Stefanelli, Paola ; Neri, Arianna ; Vacca, Paola ; Picicco, Damiano ; Daprai, Laura ; Mainardi, Giulia ; Rossolini, Gian Maria ; Bartoloni, Alessandro ; Anselmo, Anna ; Ciammaruconi, Andrea ; Fortunato, Antonella ; Palozzi, Anna Maria ; Fillo, Silvia ; Faccini, Marino ; Senatore, Sabrina ; Lista, Florigio ; Fazio, Cecilia
• Description:
  Four cases of infection with serogroup X meningococci (MenX) (1 in 2015 and 3 in 2016) occurred in migrants living in refugee camps or reception centers in Europe. All MenX isolates were identified as clonal complex 181. Our report suggests that serogroup X represents an emerging health threat for persons arriving from African countries.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents Disease Outbreaks Female Humans Male Meningitis, Meningococcal Multilocus Sequence Typing Neisseria Meningitidis Phylogeny Refugees Sentinel Surveillance Serogroup Treatment Outcome Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(5):870-872.
• Pubmed ID:
  28418304
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5403042
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Europe
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9c8f4b3de2ec491db1e70f0c2411afad3855f6edef21aaee5d47ebd66b31f2bb
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45627/cdc_45627_DS1.pdf
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