Surveillance study reveals an increase in serogroup W Neisseria meningitidis invasive disease, highlighting the emergence of sequence type-11 clonal complex.
Background: Since 2010, there has been an increase in serogroup W Neisseria meningitidis (MenW) disease in many countries due to an emerging sequence type-11 clonal complex . In 2016, a small increase in MenW disease due to the ST-11 CC was documented in Ontario, Canada.
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