title: Prevalence of carriers of Neisseria meningitidis among migrants: is migration changing the pattern of circulating meningococci?
abstract: To evaluate the prevalence of carriers of Neisseria meningitidis and circulating serogroups, 253 African refugee residents in the Asylum Seeker Center of Bari, Italy, were enrolled. Thirteen subjects (5.1%) were identified as carriers of meningococci. Six (46.1%) strains were autoagglutinable, four (30.8%) belonged to serogroup W135, and three (23.1%) to serogroup Y.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tafuri
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prato
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Germinario
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D011638:Public Housing; D012036:Refugees / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors