The genomic epidemiology of hyperinvasive and carriage-associated lineages of neisseria meningitidis

Neisseria meningitidis is the bacterial pathogen responsible for meningococcal disease: 10% of cases result in death. Endemic disease is sporadic, with fewer than three cases per 100,000 population, but elevated incidence also occurs during hyperendemic and epidemic periods. Successful control of me...

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Main Author: Hill, Dorothea M. C.
Other Authors: Maiden, Martin
Published: University of Oxford 2015
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.713951

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