Prolonged University Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease Associated With a Serogroup B Strain Rarely Seen in the United States

Sema Mandal, Henry M. Wu, Jessica R. MacNeil, Kimberly Machesky, Jocelyn Garcia, Brian D. Plikaytis, Kim Quinn, Larry King, Susanna E. Schmink, Xin Wang, Leonard W. Mayer, Thomas A. Clark, James R. Gaskell, Nancy E. Messonnier, Mary DiOrio, and Amanda C. Cohn Epidemic Intelligence Service and Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Ohio Department of Health, Columbus; Epidemiology Elective Program, Division of Bacterial Diseases, and Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Ohio Department of Health Laboratory, Reynoldsburg, and Athens City-County Health Department, Ohio