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MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE AND EXPANSION OF THE ST 103 CLONAL COMPLEX IN SALVADOR, BRAZIL
Cardoso, Cristiane Wanderley et al. | Date Issued: 2015
Author
Cardoso, Cristiane Wanderley
Araújo, Lorena Galvão de
Reis, Mitermayer Galvão dos
Reis, Joice N
Cordeiro, Soraia Machado
Affilliation
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Municipal Secretary of Health of Salvador. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Municipal Secretary of Health of Salvador. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Municipal Secretary of Health of Salvador. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Municipal Secretary of Health of Salvador. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Municipal Secretary of Health of Salvador. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Abstract
Meningococcal disease (MD) is caused by Neisseria meningitidis and is a major public health problem worldwide. Currently the Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C (NmC) has been the main cause of MD in the state of Bahia, Brazil. An epidemic of MD (serogroup C) occurred in 2010 in the city of Salvador and to combat the epidemic, the state government introduced meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine (MenC) for children < 5 years and for individuals 10-24 years old.
Keywords in Portuguese
Neisseria meningitidis
Doença meningocócica
Epidemiologia molecular
 
Keywords
Neisseria meningitidis
Meningococcal disease
Molecular epidemiology
 
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Citation
CARDOSO, C. W. et al. Meningococcal disease and expansion of the st 103 clonal complex in Salvador, Brazil. In: CONGRESSO DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE MEDICINA TROPICAL, 51., 2015, Fortaleza. Anais eletrônicos... Fortaleza: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2015. 1 p.