Invasive meningococcal disease persists as a fulminant disorder worldwide. Although cases caused by Neisseira meningitidis serogroup X (MenX) occur infrequently, outbreaks have been reported in countries in Africa in recent decades. We report 2 cases of MenX invasive meningococcal disease in São Paulo, Brazil, in 2021 and 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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巴西 COVID-19 大流行期间的侵袭性脑膜炎球菌 X 病

侵袭性脑膜炎球菌病作为一种暴发性疾病在世界范围内持续存在。尽管由脑膜炎奈瑟菌血清群 X (MenX)引起的病例很少发生，但近几十年来非洲国家已报告了暴发。我们报告了 2021 年和 2022 年 COVID-19 大流行期间在巴西圣保罗发生的 2 例 MenX 侵袭性脑膜炎球菌病病例。