Journal of Travel Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 311-313

Prevalence of carriers of Neisseria meningitidis among migrants: Is migration changing the pattern of circulating meningococci? (Article) (Open Access)

Tafuri S. , Prato R.* , Martinelli D. , Germinario C.
  • a Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
  • b Department of Medical and Occupational Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Foggia, Viale L. Pinto Ospedali Riuniti di Foggia, I-71100 Foggia, Italy
  • c Department of Medical and Occupational Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Foggia, Viale L. Pinto Ospedali Riuniti di Foggia, I-71100 Foggia, Italy
  • d Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Hygiene, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy

Abstract

To evaluate the prevalence of carriers of Neisseria meningitidis and circulating serogroups, 253 African refugee residents in the Asylum Seeker Center of Bari, Italy, were enrolled. Thirteen subjects (5.1%) were identified as carriers of meningococci. Six (46.1%) strains were autoagglutinable, four (30.8%) belonged to serogroup W135, and three (23.1%) to serogroup Y. © 2012 International Society of Travel Medicine.

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refugee Interpersonal Relations poverty human immigration Communicable Diseases industrialization Refugees controlled study African American school child Humans male preschool child female Risk Factors Africa communicable disease control prevalence polysaccharide Article epidemic Neisseria meningitidis Ethiopia major clinical study adult migration Public Housing Italy bacterial strain Carrier State Meningococcal Infections Child meningococcosis vaccine
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84865863559&doi=10.1111%2fj.1708-8305.2012.00630.x&partnerID=40&md5=dd30060e64145eebc0fbc8b2b71797e4
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2012.00630.x
ISSN: 11951982
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English