Emergence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Central African Republic, 2015–2016

Frank, Thierry; Hong, Eva; Mbecko, Jean-Robert; Lombart, Jean-Pierre; Taha, Muhamed-Kheir; Rubbo, Pierre-Alain

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Emergence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Central African Republic, 2015–2016

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November 2018
By Frank, Thierry ; Hong, Eva ; Mbecko, Jean-Robert ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Frank, Thierry ; Hong, Eva ; Mbecko, Jean-Robert ; Lombart, Jean-Pierre ; Taha, Muhamed-Kheir ; Rubbo, Pierre-Alain
Description:

We analyzed data from the 2015 and 2016 meningitis epidemic seasons in Central African Republic as part of the national disease surveillance. Of 80 tested specimens, 66 belonged to meningococcal serogroup W. Further analysis found that 97.7% of 44 isolates belonged to the hyperinvasive clonal complex sequence type 11.
Subjects:

Adolescent Bacterial Typing Techniques Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Infant Male Meningitis, Meningococcal Multilocus Sequence Typing Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroup
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 24(11):2080-2083
Pubmed ID:

30334720
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6199983
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Central African Republic
Volume:

24
Issue:

11
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:bc3f0ac1718931b493b7dc1b5cd02fa30ef9d4c31cfb738620521dfc6fe37792
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