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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Autores principales: Frank, Thierry, Hong, Eva, Mbecko, Jean-Robert, Lombart, Jean-Pierre, Taha, Muhamed-Kheir, Rubbo, Pierre-Alain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6199983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30334720
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2411.170817

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6199983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30334720
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2411.170817

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