Three outbreak-causing Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C clones, Brazil(1.).
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.
David E
DE
Barroso
Terezinha M P P
TM
Castiñeiras
Fernanda S
FS
Freitas
Jane W
JW
Marsh
Mary G
MG
Krauland
Mary M
MM
Tulenko
Érica L
ÉL
Fonseca
Ana C P
AC
Vicente
Maria C
MC
Rebelo
Elaine O
EO
Cerqueira
Adriano C
AC
Xavier
Ana P C M
AP
Cardozo
Simone E M
SE
da Silva
Lee H
LH
Harrison
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D038542:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D062486:Public Health Surveillance; D012703:Serotyping; D019371:Topography, Medical; D055815:Young Adult
Brazil; Neisseria meningitidis; bacteria; clones; data collection; epidemiology; population surveillance; public health; serogroup C