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A New Sequence Type of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Associated With a 2016 Meningitis Outbreak in Mali.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 31 Oct 2019
Sanogo Yibayiri Osee, Guindo Ibréhima, Diarra Seydou, Retchless Adam C, Abdou Mahamadou, Coulibaly Souleymane, Maiga Mahamadou Farka, Coumaré Mama, Diarra Bakary, Chen Alexander, Chang How-Yi, Vuong Jeni T, Acosta Anna M, Sow Samba, Novak Ryan T, Wang Xin
Abstract excerpt
In 2016, Mali reported a bacterial meningitis outbreak consisting of 39 suspected cases between epidemiologic weeks 9 and 17 with 15% case fatality ratio in the health district of Ouéléssebougou, 80 kilometers from the capital Bamako. Cerebrospinal fluid specimens from 29 cases were tested by culture and real-time polymerase chain reaction; 22 (76%) were positive for bacterial meningitis pathogens, 16 (73%) of...
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