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  • Antibodies against Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, W and Y in serum and saliva of Norwegian adolescents 
    Watle, Sara Viksmoen; Børud, Bente; Laake, Ida; Baranowska-Hustad, Marta Natalia; Bryant-Bratlie, Diane Lynn; Bekkevold, Terese; Caugant, Dominique A.; Tunheim, Gro; Næss, Lisbeth Meyer (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    Introduction The incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) among Norwegian 16–19-year-olds was 1–7/100,000 in the decade before the COVID-19 pandemic, with serogroup Y (MenY) dominance. In contrast to many other ...
  • Whole genome sequencing reveals within-host genetic changes in paired meningococcal carriage isolates from Ethiopia 
    Bårnes, Guro Kristine; Brynildsrud, Ola Brønstad; Børud, Bente; Workalemahu, Bereket; Kristiansen, Paul Arne; Beyene, Demissew; Aseffa, Abraham; Caugant, Dominique A (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    Background: Meningococcal colonization is a prerequisite for transmission and disease, but the bacterium only very infrequently causes disease while asymptomatic carriage is common. Carriage is highly dynamic, showing a ...