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Increase in Meningococcal Serogroup W Disease, Victoria, Australia, 2013-2015.
- Source :
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Emerging Infectious Diseases . Oct2016, Vol. 22 Issue 10, p1785-1787. 3p. 1 Chart, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 118300297
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2210.151935