Temporal associations between national outbreaks of meningococcal serogroup W and C disease in the Netherlands and England: an observational cohort study

Knol, Mirjam J.; Hahné, Susan; Lucidarme, Jay; Campbell, Helen; Melker, Hester E. de; Gray, Stephen J.; Borrow, Ray; Ladhani, Shamez; Ramsay, Mary; Ende, Arie van der

doi:10.1016/s2468-2667(17)30157-3

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“…In Japan and Southern Africa (Mozambique) meningococcal serogroup Y (MenY) [35], and meningococcal serogroup W (MenW) predominated [36], respectively. The emergence of MenW and MenY was evident in some countries worldwide [11,14,16,29,[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51].…”

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“…MenW cc11 isolates found in the U.K. from 2009 onwards, and associated with atypical symptoms (diarrhea, vomiting, and septic arthritis), likely originated from South America, having emerged in Brazil in 2003 before spreading to Argentina and Chile [37,52,61]. The U.K. strains have since been found in France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, and Canada [42,43,51,54,55,63]. Further, within the cc11 population structure, MenB and MenC cc11 isolates were highly interspersed, suggesting multiple capsule switch events [37,62].…”

Section: Genomic Alterations and Epidemic Potential Of Neisseria Menimentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Global Meningococcal Initiative meeting on prevention of meningococcal disease worldwide: Epidemiology, surveillance, hypervirulent strains, antibiotic resistance and high-risk populations

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Expert Review of Vaccines

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2019) The Global Meningococcal Initiative meeting on prevention of meningococcal disease worldwide: Epidemiology, surveillance, hypervirulent strains, antibiotic resistance and highrisk populations, Expert Review of Vaccines, 18:1, 15-30, ABSTRACT Introduction: The 2018 Global Meningococcal Initiative (GMI) meeting focused on evolving invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) epidemiology, surveillance, and protection strategies worldwide, with emphasis on emerging antibiotic resistance and protection of high-risk populations. The GMI is comprised of a multidisciplinary group of scientists and clinicians representing institutions from several continents. Areas covered: Given that the incidence and prevalence of IMD continually varies both geographically and temporally, and surveillance systems differ worldwide, the true burden of IMD remains unknown. Genomic alterations may increase the epidemic potential of meningococcal strains. Vaccination and (to a lesser extent) antimicrobial prophylaxis are the mainstays of IMD prevention. Experiences from across the globe advocate the use of conjugate vaccines, with promising evidence growing for protein vaccines. Multivalent vaccines can broaden protection against IMD. Application of protection strategies to high-risk groups, including individuals with asplenia, complement deficiencies and human immunodeficiency virus, laboratory workers, persons receiving eculizumab, and men who have sex with men, as well as attendees at mass gatherings, may prevent outbreaks. There was, however, evidence that reduced susceptibility to antibiotics was increasing worldwide. Expert commentary: The current GMI global recommendations were reinforced, with several other global initiatives underway to support IMD protection and prevention. ARTICLE HISTORY

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The Global Meningococcal Initiative meeting on prevention of meningococcal disease worldwide: Epidemiology, surveillance, hypervirulent strains, antibiotic resistance and high-risk populations

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“…In the Russian Federation cases due to serogroup W (ST11) were first detected in 2007, with evidence for a recent increase in cases (Borrow et al, 2016). Recent outbreaks attributed to serogroup W (ST11) in the UK, the Netherlands and Chile, have led to the introduction of vaccination programs in these countries using quadrivalent conjugate ACYW vaccines (Borrow et al, 2016;Knol et al, 2017;Knol et al, 2018).…”

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Observational study of nasopharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in applicants to a military academy in the Russian Federation

Сидоренко

Захаренко

Lobzin

et al. 2019

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Objective: To determine the carriage and the serogroup distribution of Neisseria meningitidis in military academy applicants in the Russian Federation. Design: This was a prospective, observational study of adults aged >18 years from a military academy; applicants who had samples taken on arrival (Day 1), and applicants who had samples taken after passing exams (Day 30) and 60 days after arrival. N. meningitidis serogrouping was determined by slide agglutination tests of isolates and real-time PCR. Results: Samples were provided by 671 applicants on Day 1 and 261 applicants on Day 30, with 232 of these also providing samples on Day 60. N. meningitidis was detected in 16.2% of samples from Day 1, 7.7% of samples from Day 30 and 15.9% of samples from Day 60. Serogroup composition was most diverse at Day 1, with serogroups B and W dominant (40% [17/43 isolates] and 9% [4/43], respectively; 30% [13/43] ungroupable); by Day 60, there was a low diversity, with 58% (14/24 isolates) serogroup W.Conclusions: While carriage of N. meningitidis in this study appeared stable, there was an increase in carriers of serogroup W in this population. Given recent increases in outbreaks attributed to serogroup W, further monitoring may be considered.

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“…Recently, N. meningitidis W cc11 has even become the main cause of IMD in the UK, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden. At present, most cases of IMD in the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, and France are caused by the lineages called the original UK strain and 2013-UK strain of hypervirulent N. meningitidis W cc11 [8, 9, 10, 28, 29]. Our WGS study shows that the Czech isolates of N. meningitidis W do not belong to these novel hypervirulent cc11 lineages.…”

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Whole genome sequencing of Neisseria meningitidis W isolates from the Czech Republic recovered in 1984 – 2017

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Okonji²,

Musílek³

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Temporal associations between national outbreaks of meningococcal serogroup W and C disease in the Netherlands and England: an observational cohort study

Abstract: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (Netherlands), Academic Medical Center (Netherlands), and Public Health England.

Cited by 78 publications

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The Global Meningococcal Initiative meeting on prevention of meningococcal disease worldwide: Epidemiology, surveillance, hypervirulent strains, antibiotic resistance and high-risk populations

The Global Meningococcal Initiative meeting on prevention of meningococcal disease worldwide: Epidemiology, surveillance, hypervirulent strains, antibiotic resistance and high-risk populations

Observational study of nasopharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in applicants to a military academy in the Russian Federation

Whole genome sequencing of Neisseria meningitidis W isolates from the Czech Republic recovered in 1984 – 2017

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