Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Clonal Complex 10217 Outbreak in West Kpendjal Prefecture, Togo 2019

Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Clonal Complex 10217 Outbreak in West Kpendjal Prefecture, Togo 2019

ABSTRACT Togo has reported seasonal meningitis outbreaks caused by non-Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A (NmA) pathogens since the introduction of meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine (MACV, MenAfriVac) in 2014. From 2016 to 2017, NmW caused several outbreaks. In early 2019, a NmC outbreak w...

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Main Authors: Alicia R. Feagins, Adodo Yao Sadji, Nadav Topaz, Mark Itsko, Jacqueline Wemboo Afiwa Halatoko, Alessou Dzoka, Joseph Labite, Yao Kata, Sylvain Gomez, Komlan Kossi, Hamadi Assane, Christelle Nikiema-Pessinaba, Ryan Novak, Henju Marjuki, Xin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-04-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
Togo
outbreak
meningitis
Neisseria meningitidis
NmC
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01923-21

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01923-21

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