Emergence of Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroup W, Central African Republic, 2015-2016

Overview

Journal Emerg Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2018 Oct 19

PMID 30334720

Citations 3

Authors

Thierry Frank

Eva Hong

Jean-Robert Mbecko

Jean-Pierre Lombart

Muhamed-Kheir Taha

Pierre-Alain Rubbo

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Abstract

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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