The 2010 Meningococcal outbreak in Bahia, Brazil, was caused by 2 different STs belonging to Clonal Complex ST-103

The 2010 Meningococcal outbreak in Bahia, Brazil, was caused by 2 different STs belonging to Clonal Complex ST-103

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An outbreak of meningococcal disease in the North-East (NE) region of Brazil with 11 cases and seven deaths was reported in 2009. From the 11 cases, five serogroup C meningococcal strains were isolated, four were classified as belonging to the hypervirulent clonal complex ST-103 (cc103) and one str...

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Main Authors: Ivano Raffaele Victorio de Filippis, Rita de Cássia Vilasboas Silva, Márcia Cristina Rodrigues Guilam, Rubens Onofre Nodari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2012-12-01
Series:Vigilância Sanitária em Debate: Sociedade, Ciência & Tecnologia
Subjects:
Neisseria meningitidis
Meningococcal disease
Hypervirulent clone
Clonal complex
Meningococcal outbreak.
Online Access:https://157.86.10.37/index.php/visaemdebate/article/view/44

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