Antigenic Shift and Increased Incidence of Meningococcal Disease | Zendy

Lee H. Harrison | Zendy; Keith A. Jolley | Zendy; Kathleen A. Shutt | Zendy; Jane W. Marsh | Zendy; Mary M. O’Leary | Zendy; Laurie Thomson Sanza | Zendy; Martin Maiden | Zendy

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Antigenic Shift and Increased Incidence of Meningococcal Disease

Author(s) -

Lee H. Harrison,

Keith A. Jolley,

Kathleen A. Shutt,

Jane W. Marsh,

Mary M. O’Leary,

Laurie Thomson Sanza,

Martin Maiden

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/501371

Subject(s) - meningococcal disease , neisseria meningitidis , typing , incidence (geometry) , antigen , population , biology , virology , serotype , multilocus sequence typing , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , medicine , immunology , genetics , genotype , bacteria , physics , environmental health , optics

The incidence of serogroup C and Y meningococcal disease increased in the United States during the 1990s. The cyclical nature of endemic meningococcal disease remains unexplained. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanisms associated with the increase in the incidence of meningococcal disease.

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