Increase in Meningococcal Serogroup W Disease, Victoria, Australia, 2013–2015

Increase in Meningococcal Serogroup W Disease, Victoria, Australia, 2013–2015

In Victoria, Australia, invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W increased from 4% of all cases in 2013 to 30% in 2015. This increase resulted largely from strains similar to those in the serogroup W sequence type 11 clonal complex, previously described in the Unit...

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Main Authors: Kylie S. Carville, Kerrie Stevens, Asma Sohail, Lucinda J. Franklin, Katherine A. Bond, Aicha Brahmi, Finn Romanes, Katherine S. Ong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Neisseria meningitidis
bacteria
meningitis
meningococcal serogroup W disease
meningococcal infections
epidemiology
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/10/15-1935_article

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