Whole-Genome Characterization of Epidemic Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C and Resurgence of Serogroup W, Niger, 2015.

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Whole-Genome Characterization of Epidemic Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C and Resurgence of Serogroup W, Niger, 2015.

Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2016

Kretz Cecilia B, Retchless Adam C, Sidikou Fati, Issaka Bassira, Ousmane Sani, Schwartz Stephanie, Tate Ashley H, Pana Assimawè, Njanpop-Lafourcade Berthe-Marie, Nzeyimana Innocent, Nse Ricardo Obama, Deghmane Ala-Eddine, Hong Eva, Brynildsrud Ola Brønstad, Novak Ryan T, Meyer Sarah A, Oukem-Boyer Odile Ouwe Missi, Ronveaux Olivier, Caugant Dominique A, Taha Muhamed-Kheir, Wang Xin

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In 2015, Niger reported the largest epidemic of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C (NmC) meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa. The NmC epidemic coincided with serogroup W (NmW) cases during the epidemic season, resulting in a total of 9,367 meningococcal cases through June 2015. To clarify the phylogenetic association, genetic evolution, and antibiotic determinants of the meningococcal strains in Niger, we sequenced...

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DOI: 10.3201/eid2210.160468
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