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SUBMITTER: Eriksson L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5869829 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of clinical microbiology 20180326 4
Invasive disease caused by <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> serogroup W (MenW) has historically had a low incidence in Sweden, with an average incidence of 0.03 case/100,000 population from 1995 to 2014. In recent years, a significant increase in the incidence of MenW has been noted in Sweden, to an average incidence of 0.15 case/100,000 population in 2015 to 2016. In 2017 (1 January to 30 June), 33% of invasive meningococcal disease cases (7/21 cases) were caused by MenW. In the present study, all ...[more]