Whole-Genome Characterization of Epidemic Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C and Resurgence of Serogroup W, Niger, 2015

Whole-Genome Characterization of Epidemic Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C and Resurgence of Serogroup W, Niger, 2015

In 2015, Niger reported the largest epidemic of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C (NmC) meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa. The NmC epidemic coincided with serogroup W (NmW) cases during the epidemic season, resulting in a total of 9,367 meningococcal cases through June 2015. To clarify the phylogene...

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Main Authors: Cecilia B. Kretz, Adam C. Retchless, Fati Sidikou, Bassira Issaka, Sani Ousmane, Stephanie Schwartz, Ashley H. Tate, Assimawè Pana, Berthe-Marie Njanpop-Lafourcade, Innocent Nzeyimana, Ricardo Obama Nse, Ala-Eddine Deghmane, Eva Hong, Ola Brønstad Brynildsrud, Ryan T. Novak, Sarah A. Meyer, Odile Ouwe Missi Oukem-Boyer, Olivier Ronveaux, Dominique A. Caugant, Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Xin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Meningococcal meningitis
Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C
whole-genome sequencing
Niger
meningitis belt
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/10/16-0468_article

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