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. 2016;21(12).
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.12.30176.

Increased incidence of invasive meningococcal disease of serogroup C / clonal complex 11, Tuscany, Italy, 2015 to 2016

Paola Stefanelli  1 , Alessandro Miglietta, Patrizio Pezzotti, Cecilia Fazio, Arianna Neri, Paola Vacca, Fabio Voller, Fortunato P D'Ancona, Raniero Guerra, Stefania Iannazzo, Maria Grazia Pompa, Giovanni Rezza
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Increased incidence of invasive meningococcal disease of serogroup C / clonal complex 11, Tuscany, Italy, 2015 to 2016

Paola Stefanelli et al. Euro Surveill. 2016.
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Abstract

We report an increase of serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis invasive meningococcal disease in Tuscany. From January 2015 to end February 2016, 43 cases were reported, among which 10 were fatal, compared to two cases caused by serogroup C recorded in 2014 and three in 2013. No secondary cases occurred. Thirty-five strains belonged to C:P1.5-1,10-8:F3-6:ST-11(cc11). Control measures have been adopted and immunisation campaigns implemented. Studies on risk factors and carriage are ongoing.

Keywords: Neisseria meningitidis; outbreak; public health response; serogroup C.

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