title: Increase in Meningococcal Serogroup W Disease, Victoria, Australia, 2013-2015.
abstract: In Victoria, Australia, invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W increased from 4% of all cases in 2013 to 30% in 2015. This increase resulted largely from strains similar to those in the serogroup W sequence type 11 clonal complex, previously described in the United Kingdom and South America.
authors.forename: Kylie S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Carville
authors.forename: Kerrie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sohail
authors.forename: Lucinda J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Franklin
authors.forename: Katherine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Bond
authors.forename: Aicha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brahmi
authors.forename: Finn
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Romanes
authors.forename: Katherine S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000145:classification; D012703:Serotyping; D014739:Victoria; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Australia; Neisseria meningitidis; Victoria; bacteria; epidemiology; invasive meningococcal disease; meningitis; meningococcal infections; meningococcal serogroup W disease; serogroup W