Neisseria meningitidis serogroups, W135 and a were equally prevalent among meningitis cases occurring at the end of the 2001 epidemics in Burkina Faso and Niger

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作者：

Taha, MK

du Chatelet, IP

Schlumberger, M

Sanou, I

Djibo, S

de Chabalier, F

Alonso, JM

机构：

[1] Inst Pasteur, Natl Reference Ctr MeningococcNeisseria Unit, F-75724 Paris 15, France

[2] Assoc Aide Med Prevent, F-75724 Paris 15, France

[3] Ctr Hosp Natl Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso

[4] Ctr Rech Meningites & Schistosomoses, Niamey, Niger

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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2002年 / 40卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1128/JCM.40.3.1083-1084.2002

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

Meningococcal infections occur as epidemics in the African meningitis belt. Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A is predominantly involved in these epidemics. We report here new data on the involvement of both serogroups A and W135 in meningitis cases in Burkina Faso and Niger at the end of the 2001 epidemic.

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