TABLE 1.

Distribution of serogroups^* of invasive Neisseria meningitidis in Atlantic Canada from 2009 to 2013

Year	Province				Atlantic Canada
	New Brunswick	Nova Scotia	Prince Edward Island	Newfoundland and Labrador
2009	6 (4B, 1Y, 1W)	2 (1B, 1C)	1 (B)	4 (4B)	13 (10B, 1C, 1Y, 1W)
2010	6 (4B, 1Y, 1E)	2 (1B, 1Y)	0	2 (2B)	10 (7B, 2Y, 1E)
2011	3 (3B)	3 (2B, 1Y)	0	1 (1B)	7 (6B, 1Y)
2012	6 (6B)	1 (1B)	1 (1B)	0	8 (8B)
2013	2 (2B)	0	0	0	2 (2B)
2009 to 2013	23 (19B, 2Y, 1W, 1E)	8 (5B, 1C, 2Y)	2 (2B)	7 (7B)	40 (33B, 1C, 4Y, 1W, 1E)

Data presented as n (serogroup[s]).

^*At least 12 different serogroups are recognized by specific antisera: A, B, C, E, H, I, K, L, W, X, Y and Z