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B:2a:p1.5 meningococcal strains likely arisen from capsular switching event still spreading in Spain.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2009
Castilla Jesús, Vázquez Julio A, Salcedo Celia, García Cenoz Manuel, García Irure José Javier, Torroba Luis, Beristain Xabier, Abad Raquel, Barricarte Aurelio
Abstract excerpt
Eighteen clustered cases of meningococcal disease associated with B:2a:P1.5 strains doubled the annual incidence up to 4.3 x 10(5) in Navarra, Spain, in 2007. Eleven percent of cases were fatalities, and 74% of cases were individuals 10 to 24 years old. This is the third cluster associated with this strain in northern Spain since 2001.
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