Three Outbreak-causing Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Clones, Brazil1

Three Outbreak-causing Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Clones, Brazil1

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 dis...

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Main 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.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3837672/

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