Emergence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Central African Republic, 2015–2016
We analyzed data from the 2015 and 2016 meningitis epidemic seasons in Central African Republic as part of the national disease surveillance. Of 80 tested specimens, 66 belonged to meningococcal serogroup W. Further analysis found that 97.7% of 44 isolates belonged to the hyperinvasive clonal comple...
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| author | Thierry Frank Eva Hong Jean-Robert Mbecko Jean-Pierre Lombart Muhamed-Kheir Taha Pierre-Alain Rubbo |
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| description | We analyzed data from the 2015 and 2016 meningitis epidemic seasons in Central African Republic as part of the national disease surveillance. Of 80 tested specimens, 66 belonged to meningococcal serogroup W. Further analysis found that 97.7% of 44 isolates belonged to the hyperinvasive clonal complex sequence type 11. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd088f8cd8b5485b81b12f2545a3083c2022-12-21T18:49:45ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592018-11-0124112080208310.3201/eid2411.170817Emergence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Central African Republic, 2015–2016Thierry FrankEva HongJean-Robert MbeckoJean-Pierre LombartMuhamed-Kheir TahaPierre-Alain RubboWe analyzed data from the 2015 and 2016 meningitis epidemic seasons in Central African Republic as part of the national disease surveillance. Of 80 tested specimens, 66 belonged to meningococcal serogroup W. Further analysis found that 97.7% of 44 isolates belonged to the hyperinvasive clonal complex sequence type 11.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/11/17-0817_articleepidemicsserogroup Wmeningitis/encephalitisNeisseria meningitidisCentral African Republicsub-Saharan Africa |
| spellingShingle | Thierry Frank Eva Hong Jean-Robert Mbecko Jean-Pierre Lombart Muhamed-Kheir Taha Pierre-Alain Rubbo Emergence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Central African Republic, 2015–2016 Emerging Infectious Diseases epidemics serogroup W meningitis/encephalitis Neisseria meningitidis Central African Republic sub-Saharan Africa |
| title | Emergence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Central African Republic, 2015–2016 |
| title_full | Emergence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Central African Republic, 2015–2016 |
| title_fullStr | Emergence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Central African Republic, 2015–2016 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emergence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Central African Republic, 2015–2016 |
| title_short | Emergence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Central African Republic, 2015–2016 |
| title_sort | emergence of neisseria meningitidis serogroup w central african republic 2015 2016 |
| topic | epidemics serogroup W meningitis/encephalitis Neisseria meningitidis Central African Republic sub-Saharan Africa |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/11/17-0817_article |
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