Phylogenetic relationships and regional spread of meningococcal strains in the meningitis belt, 2011–2016Research in context

Background: Historically, the major cause of meningococcal epidemics in the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa has been Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A (NmA), but the incidence has been substantially reduced since the introduction of a serogroup A conjugate vaccine starting in 2010. We perform...

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Main Authors: Nadav Topaz, Dominique A. Caugant, Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Ola Brønstad Brynildsrud, Nadia Debech, Eva Hong, Ala-Eddine Deghmane, Rasmata Ouédraogo, Sani Ousmane, Kadidja Gamougame, Berthe-Marie Njanpop-Lafourcade, Seydou Diarra, LeAnne M. Fox, Xin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396419301331