Emergence of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X in the 2017/2018 Cerebrospinal Meningitis outbreak, Nigeria

• R. Amaza,
• M. Popoola,
• E. Ekeng,
• M. Antonio,
• C.B. Okoi,
• C. Ameh,
• M.S. Balogun,
• P. Nguku,
• O. Aderinola,
• A. Adebayo,
• N. Mba,
• C. Ihekweazu

Affiliations

R. Amaza

Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Laboratory Services, Abuja, Nigeria; Corresponding author.

M. Popoola

Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Laboratory Services, Abuja, Nigeria

E. Ekeng

Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Laboratory Services, Abuja, Nigeria

M. Antonio

MRC Gambia, Molecular Microbiology group, Banjul, Gambia

C.B. Okoi

Medical Resarch Council Unit, The gambia (MRC), Vaccinology Theme, Tuberculosis Diagnostic Laboratory, Banjul, Gambia

C. Ameh

Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Abuja, Nigeria

M.S. Balogun

Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Abuja, Nigeria

P. Nguku

FELTP, Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria

O. Aderinola

Nigeria Center for Disease Control Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria

A. Adebayo

Nigeria Center for Disease Control's National Reference Laboratory, laboratory, Abuja, Nigeria

N. Mba

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Laboratories, Abuja, Nigeria

C. Ihekweazu

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria