Molecular characterization of invasive meningococcal isolates in Burkina Faso as the relative importance of serogroups X and W increases, 2008–2012

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 337 - 9
• Main Authors: Retchless, Adam C., Congo-Ouédraogo, Malika, Kambiré, Dinanibè, Vuong, Jeni, Chen, Alex, Hu, Fang, Ba, Absetou Ky, Ouédraogo, Abdoul-Salam, Hema-Ouangraoua, Soumeya, Patel, Jaymin C., Traoré, Rasmata Ouédraogo, Sangaré, Lassana, Wang, Xin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 18.07.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Africa; Algorithms; Analysis; Antigens; Bioinformatics; Burkina Faso; Care and treatment; DNA sequencing; Epidemic; Epidemics; Genetic diversity; Genomes; Immunization; Infectious diseases; Laboratories; Meningitis; Molecular chains; Neisseria meningitidis; Nucleotide sequencing; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Polysaccharides; Primaries & caucuses; Streptococcus infections; Surveillance; Vaccination; Vaccines; Burkina Faso; United States > US; Africa; Epidemic; Neisseria meningitidis; Burkina Faso; Surveillance; Africa

Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A disease in Burkina Faso has greatly decreased following introduction of a meningococcal A conjugate vaccine in 2010, yet other serogroups continue to pose a risk of life-threatening disease. Capsule switching among epidemic-associated serogroup A N. meningitidis st...