Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup X in Sub-Saharan Africa
oleh: Alain Agnememel, Eva Hong, Dario Giorgini, Viginia Nuñez-Samudio, Ala-Eddine Deghmane, Muhamed-Kheir Taha
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-04-01 |
Deskripsi
The epidemiology of meningococcal disease varies by geography and time. Whole-genome sequencing of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X isolates from sub-Saharan Africa and Europe showed that serogroup X emergence in sub-Saharan Africa resulted from expansion of particular variants within clonal complex 181. Virulence of these isolates in experimental mouse models was high.