Meningococci of Serogroup X Clonal Complex 181 in Refugee Camps, Italy
Adult
Male
bacteria; invasive meningococcal diseases; meningitis/encephalitis; migrants; serogroup X; adolescent; adult; anti-bacterial agents; female; humans; italy; male; meningitis, meningococcal; multilocus sequence typing; neisseria meningitidis; phylogeny; treatment outcome; young adult; disease outbreaks; refugees; sentinel surveillance; serogroup
Adolescent
migrants
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
invasive meningococcal diseases
Meningitis, Meningococcal
Neisseria meningitidis
Serogroup
Disease Outbreaks
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Research Letter
Humans
serogroup X
bacteria
Phylogeny
Refugees
R
bacteria; invasive meningococcal diseases; meningitis/encephalitis; migrants; serogroup X; Epidemiology; Microbiology (medical); Infectious Diseases
Anti-Bacterial Agents
3. Good health
Treatment Outcome
Italy
Medicine
Female
meningitis/encephalitis
Sentinel Surveillance
Multilocus Sequence Typing
DOI:
10.3201/eid2305.161713
Publication Date:
2017-03-27T16:18:22Z
AUTHORS (17)
ABSTRACT
Abstract Four cases of infection with serogroup X meningococci (MenX) (1 in 2015 and 3 2016) occurred migrants living refugee camps or reception centers Italy. All MenX isolates were identified as clonal complex 181. Our report suggests that represents an emerging health threat for persons arriving from African countries.
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