Cluster of serogroup W135 meningococci, southeastern Florida, 2008-2009

Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jan;16(1):113-5. doi: 10.3201/eid1601.091026.

Abstract

Recently, 14 persons in southeastern Florida were identified with Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 invasive infections. All isolates tested had matching or near-matching pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns and belonged to the multilocus sequence type 11 clonal complex. The epidemiologic investigation suggested recent endemic transmission of this clonal complex in southeastern Florida.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Female
  • Florida / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Meningococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Meningococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135*
  • Young Adult