Molecular epidemiology of meningococci isolated in Niger in 2003 shows serogroup A sequence type (ST)-7 and serogroup W135 ST-11 or ST-2881 strains.

P. Nicolas (1) , S. Djibo (2) , A. Moussa (2) , B. Tenebray (1) , P. Boisier (2) , S. Chanteau (2)

1 IMTSSA - Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé des Armées
2 CERMES - Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire (Niamey, Niger)

In 2003, in the Zinder and Maradi regions (Niger), epidemics were due to serogroup A:4:P1.9 meningococci belonging to sequence type 7 (ST-7). In Niamey, only sporadic cases were reported: 55% of the meningococcus strains were in serogroup A, and 38% were in serogroup W135 and could be placed in ST-11, identical to the 2002 Burkina Faso epidemic clone, and in ST-2881, a new ST.

Domains: Microbiology and Parasitology

P. Nicolas, S. Djibo, A. Moussa, B. Tenebray, P. Boisier, et al.. Molecular epidemiology of meningococci isolated in Niger in 2003 shows serogroup A sequence type (ST)-7 and serogroup W135 ST-11 or ST-2881 strains.. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2005, 43 (3), pp.1437-8. ⟨10.1128/JCM.43.3.1437-1438.2005⟩. ⟨pasteur-00561864⟩