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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 Number: 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

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A MeSH Descriptor Data 2024