Abstract:
In May 2015, the first death case of Neisseria meningitidis W135 infection occurred in Dongguan, Guangdong province. The clinical symptoms of the case included high fever, skin petechiae and diffuse intravascular coagulation. One strain of N. meningitidis W135 was isolated from the blood sample of the case. Seven strains of N. meningitidis W135 were isolated from the throat swabs of the close contacts. The carriage rate was 12.5% in the close contacts(7/56), The 8 strains of N. meningitidis W135 belonged to ST-11, suggesting the local transmission had occured.