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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/10/15-1935_article |