Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume 23, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 870-872

Meningococci of serogroup X clonal complex 181 in refugee camps, Italy (Letter) (Open Access)

Stefanelli P.* , Neri A. , Vacca P. , Picicco D. , Daprai L. , Mainardi G. , Rossolini G.M. , Bartoloni A. , Anselmo A. , Ciammaruconi A. , Fortunato A. , Palozzi A.M. , Fillo S. , Faccini M. , Senatore S. , Lista F. , Fazio C.
  • a Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
  • b Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
  • c Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
  • d Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
  • e Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
  • f Agenzia di Tutela della Salute, Milan, Italy
  • g Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
  • h Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
  • i Centro Studi e Ricerche di Sanità e Veterinaria dell’Esercito, Rome, Italy
  • j Centro Studi e Ricerche di Sanità e Veterinaria dell’Esercito, Rome, Italy
  • k Centro Studi e Ricerche di Sanità e Veterinaria dell’Esercito, Rome, Italy
  • l Centro Studi e Ricerche di Sanità e Veterinaria dell’Esercito, Rome, Italy
  • m Centro Studi e Ricerche di Sanità e Veterinaria dell’Esercito, Rome, Italy
  • n Agenzia di Tutela della Salute, Milan, Italy
  • o Agenzia di Tutela della Salute, Milan, Italy
  • p Centro Studi e Ricerche di Sanità e Veterinaria dell’Esercito, Rome, Italy
  • q Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

Abstract

Four cases of infection with serogroup X meningococci (MenX) (1 in 2015 and 3 in 2016) occurred in migrants living in refugee camps or reception centers in Italy. All MenX isolates were identified as clonal complex 181. Our report suggests that serogroup X represents an emerging health threat for persons arriving from African countries. © 2017, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.

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Index Keywords

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85018649432&doi=10.3201%2feid2305.161713&partnerID=40&md5=fbe0ba05d11c03cf7a392d66ca9678bb

DOI: 10.3201/eid2305.161713
ISSN: 10806040
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English