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Three Outbreak-causing Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Clones,Brazil |
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| Authors: | David E Barroso Terezinha MPP Casti?eiras Fernanda S Freitas Jane W Marsh Mary G Krauland Mary M Tulenko érica L Fonseca Ana CP Vicente Maria C Rebelo Elaine O Cerqueira Adriano C Xavier Ana PCM Cardozo Simone EM da Silva Lee H Harrison |
| Abstract: | 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 disease, outbreaks, and high case-fatality rates. |
| Keywords: | Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C bacteria clones epidemiology public health population surveillance data collection Brazil |