The 2010 Meningococcal outbreak in Bahia, Brazil, was caused by 2 different STs belonging to Clonal Complex ST-103
An outbreak of meningococcal disease in the North-East (NE) region of Brazil with 11 cases and seven deaths was reported in 2009. From the 11 cases, five serogroup C meningococcal strains were isolated, four were classified as belonging to the hypervirulent clonal complex ST-103 (cc103) and one stra...
Main Authors: | Ivano Raffaele Victorio de Filippis, Rita de Cássia Vilasboas Silva, Márcia Cristina Rodrigues Guilam, Rubens Onofre Nodari |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2012-12-01
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Series: | Vigilância Sanitária em Debate: Sociedade, Ciência & Tecnologia |
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Online Access: | https://visaemdebate-v2.incqs.fiocruz.br/index.php/visaemdebate/article/view/44 |
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