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- Title
Three Outbreak-causing Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Clones, Brazil.
- Authors
Barroso, David E.; Castiñeiras, Terezinha M. P. P.; Freitas, Fernanda S.; Marsh, Jane W.; Krauland, Mary G.; Tulenko, Mary M.; Fonseca, Érica L.; Vicente, Ana C. P.; Rebelo, Maria C.; Cerqueira, Elaine O.; Xavier, Adriano C.; Cardozo, Ana P. C. M.; da Silva, Simone E. M.; Harrison, Lee H.
- Abstract
During 2003-2012, 8 clusters of meningococcal disease were identified in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, all caused by serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis. The isolates were assigned to 3 clonal complexes (cc): cc11, cc32, and cc103. These hyperinvasive disease lineages were associated with endemic disease, outbreaks, and high case-fatality rates.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; NEISSERIA meningitidis; PUBLIC health surveillance; PUBLIC health; EPIDEMIC research; COMMUNICABLE diseases
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013, Vol 19, Issue 11, p1847
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1911.130610