Characterization of Serogroup ANeisseria meningitidisfrom Invasive Meningococcal Disease Cases in Canada Between 1979 and 2006: Epidemiological Links to Returning Travellers | Zendy

Angela Sloan | Zendy; Averil M. Henderson | Zendy; Raymond S. W. Tsang | Zendy

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Characterization of Serogroup ANeisseria meningitidisfrom Invasive Meningococcal Disease Cases in Canada Between 1979 and 2006: Epidemiological Links to Returning Travellers

Author(s) -

Angela Sloan,

Averil M. Henderson,

Raymond S. W. Tsang

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634

H-Index - 38

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2008/523021

Subject(s) - neisseria meningitidis , meningococcal disease , epidemiology , neisseriaceae , meningococcal infections , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , disease , virology , biology , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics

Serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis has repeatedly caused epidemics of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in developing nations since the 1960s. The present study is the first detailed study of serogroup A bacteria isolated in Canada.

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