Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W135 ST-2881
Serogroup W135 ST-2881 meningococci caused a cluster of meningitis cases in Niger in 2003. Of 80 healthy persons in the patients' villages, 28 (35%) carried meningococci; 20 of 21 W135 carrier strains were ST-2881. Ten months later, 5 former carriers were still carriers of W135 ST-2881 strains....
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2006
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294729/ |