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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Main Authors: Boisier, Pascal, Nicolas, Pierre, Djibo, Saacou, Hamidou, Amina Amadou, Tenebray, Bernard, Borrow, Raymond, Chanteau, Suzanne
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294729/