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... > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci > Neisseriaceae > Neisseria > Neisseria meningitidis > Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A
... > Bacteria > Proteobacteria > Betaproteobacteria > Neisseriaceae > Neisseria > Neisseria meningitidis > Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A

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Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Meningococci, Serogroup A
  • Meningococcus, Serogroup A

Note

  • infection: coord IM with MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL (IM) or, if not meningitis, MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS (IM)

Scope note

  • Strains of Neisseria meningitidis responsible for most outbreaks of meningococcal disease in Western Europe and the United States in the first half of the 20th century. They continue to be a major cause of disease in Asia and Africa, and especially localized epidemics in Sub-Sahara Africa.

History note

  • 2003

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D038381

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