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2569063

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8657
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-30
pubmed:abstractText
Electrophoretic enzyme typing revealed that a single group A Neisseria meningitidis clonal complex, designated III-1, was responsible for recent epidemics in Nepal, Saudi Arabia, and Chad. Epidemiological investigations and enzyme typing profiles indicated that this clone was brought from South Asia to the Middle East by Muslims making their pilgrimage (haj) to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in 1987. Pilgrims who became group A carriers introduced this clonal group into sub-Saharan Africa on their return from the haj. The introduction of this clonal group into sub-Saharan Africa may be responsible for the current wave of epidemics affecting the region. Although the findings suggest that clonal virulence is an important factor in the development of epidemics of meningococcal disease, other factors also seem to be necessary for the development of an epidemic.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
29
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
260-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Intercontinental spread of an epidemic group A Neisseria meningitidis strain.
pubmed:affiliation
Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article