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Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A
Tree Number(s)
B03.440.400.425.550.550.641.700
B03.660.075.525.520.500.700
Unique ID
D038381
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D038381
Annotation
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.
Entry Term(s)
Meningococci, Serogroup A
Meningococcus, Serogroup A
Registry Numbers
txid65699
Previous Indexing
Neisseria meningitidis (1965-2002)
Public MeSH Note
2003
History Note
2003
Date Established
2003/01/01
Date of Entry
2002/07/03
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A Preferred
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