The Establishment and Diversification of Epidemic-Associated Serogroup W Meningococcus in the African Meningitis Belt, 1994 to 2012

The Establishment and Diversification of Epidemic-Associated Serogroup W Meningococcus in the African Meningitis Belt, 1994 to 2012

ABSTRACT Epidemics of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) caused by meningococcal serogroup A have been eliminated from the sub-Saharan African so-called “meningitis belt” by the meningococcal A conjugate vaccine (MACV), and yet, other serogroups continue to cause epidemics. Neisseria meningitidis...

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Main Authors: Adam C. Retchless, Fang Hu, Abdoul-Salam Ouédraogo, Seydou Diarra, Kristen Knipe, Mili Sheth, Lori A. Rowe, Lassana Sangaré, Absetou Ky Ba, Soumeya Ouangraoua, Dhwani Batra, Ryan T. Novak, Rasmata Ouédraogo Traoré, Xin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016-12-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
Africa
Neisseria meningitidis
disease outbreaks
epidemiology
evolution
meningitis
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00201-16

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00201-16

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