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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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2018-11, Vol.24 (11), p.2080-2083
Hauptverfasser:	Frank, Thierry, Hong, Eva, Mbecko, Jean-Robert, Lombart, Jean-Pierre, Taha, Muhamed-Kheir, Rubbo, Pierre-Alain
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Bacterial Typing Techniques Bacteriology Biodiversity Central African Republic Central African Republic - epidemiology Child Child, Preschool Development and progression Dispatch Emergence of epidemics Female Health Humans Infant Life Sciences Male Meningitis Meningitis, Meningococcal - epidemiology Meningitis, Meningococcal - microbiology meningitis/encephalitis Microbiology and Parasitology Multilocus Sequence Typing Neisseria meningitidis Neisseria meningitidis - classification Neisseria meningitidis - genetics Neisseria meningitidis - immunology Nongovernmental organizations Populations and Evolution Public health Santé publique et épidémiologie Serogroup serogroup W Serogroup W, Central African Republic, 2015–2016 sub-Saharan Africa
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2411.170817