Spread of the meningococci group C isolates of the clonal complex 10217 beyond the African meningitis belt
Our results suggest that serogroup C isolates belonging to cc10217 are spreading beyond the meningitis belt. The data underscore the need for enhanced surveillance to inform vaccination strategies.
Authors
- Badia Guettou
- Ala‐Eddine Deghmane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2887-1732)
- N. Achour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7906-4564)
- Fatiha Djedjig
- Rym Laliam
- Sadjia Mahrane
- Mohamed Yousfi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3947-9867)
- Selma Bouheraoua
- Hassiba Tali-Maamar
- Meriem Djemaa
- FZohra Aissat
- Youcef Sellami
- Muhamed-Kheir Taha
Institutions
- Institut Pasteur (FR)
- University of Algiers 3 (DZ)
- Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Bab El Oued (DZ)
- Institut Pasteur d'Algérie (DZ)
- University of Blida (DZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJID Regions
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100458
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00