Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup X in Sub-Saharan Africa

Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup X in Sub-Saharan Africa

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 compl...

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Main Authors: Alain Agnememel, Eva Hong, Dario Giorgini, Viginia Nuñez-Samudio, Ala-Eddine Deghmane, Muhamed-Kheir Taha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
meningitis
sub-Saharan Africa
meningococci
whole-genome sequencing
virulence
emergence
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/4/15-0653_article

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