M M Lahra, N H Latham, D J Templeton, P Read, C Carmody, N Ryder, S E Ellis, E F Madden, A Parasuraman, J Wells, V Sheppeard, B H Armstrong, J Holland, S Pendle, N Sherry, L Leong, L Papanicolas, C E Selvey, S J Van Hal
In 2023, an increased number of urogenital and anorectal infections with Neisseria meningitis serogroup Y (MenY) were reported in New South Wales (NSW). Whole genome sequencing (WGS) found a common sequence type (ST-1466), with limited sequence diversity. Confirmed outbreak cases were NSW residents with a N. meningitidis isolate matching the cluster sequence type; probable cases were NSW residents with MenY isolated from a urogenital or anorectal site from 1 July 2023 without WGS testing. Of the 41 cases, most were men (n = 27), of whom six reported recent contact with a female sex worker...
April 10, 2024: Communicable Diseases Intelligence