2010
DOI: 10.3201/eid1602.091553
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Neisseria meningitidisSerogroup X Sequence Type 2888, Italy

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“… 21 ) in terms of immunogenicity and elicitation of bactericidal antibodies. We chose Nm X to pioneer the enzyme-catalysed vaccine production process, because this serogroup has gained prevalence worldwide 17 , 25–31 and outbreaks in Niger, 25 Uganda and Kenya, 31 and in Togo and Burkina Faso 17 , 30 have forcefully evidenced the need for a specific vaccine. Moreover, in the absence of a licensed Nm X vaccine, the implementation of an alternative production scheme should be expedited.…”
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“… 21 ) in terms of immunogenicity and elicitation of bactericidal antibodies. We chose Nm X to pioneer the enzyme-catalysed vaccine production process, because this serogroup has gained prevalence worldwide 17 , 25–31 and outbreaks in Niger, 25 Uganda and Kenya, 31 and in Togo and Burkina Faso 17 , 30 have forcefully evidenced the need for a specific vaccine. Moreover, in the absence of a licensed Nm X vaccine, the implementation of an alternative production scheme should be expedited.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In particular, in Niger during January-June 2006, Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X represented 51% of confirmed cases of meningitis. 16 MLST was performed only in five auto-agglutinable strains that belonged to some different clonal complexes. ST-53 was the most common clonal complex.…”
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“…Sporadic infections caused by MenX of different CCs have also been identified in Italy ( 3 ), Spain ( 4 ), and China ( 5 ). …”
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“…Outbreaks of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X meningococcal (MenX) infections in the African meningitis belt caused by isolates of clonal complex (CC) 181, including an outbreak in 2006 in Niger and one during 2007–2010 in Togo and Burkina Faso ( 1 , 2 ), were characterized by high rates of illness and death. Sporadic infections caused by MenX of different CCs have also been identified in Italy ( 3 ), Spain ( 4 ), and China ( 5 ).…”
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