TABLE 1 .
Epidemiological context for the isolates analyzed in this study
| Country | ST/CCa | Yr collectedb | No. of isolates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | ST11/CC11 | 1997 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | ||
| 2001 | 1 | ||
| Benin | ST2881/CC175 | 2004 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | 1 | ||
| Burkina Faso | ST11/CC11 | 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | ||
| 2004 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | 11 | ||
| 2012 | 21 | ||
| ST2961/CC11 | 2011 | 1 | |
| ST2881/CC175 | 2008 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | ||
| Cameroon | ST11/CC11 | 2001 | 2 |
| Central African Republic | ST11/CC11 | 2001 | 2 |
| Djibouti | ST11/CC11 | 2004 | 1 |
| Gambia | ST11/CC11 | 1995 | 1 |
| Mali | ST11/CC11 | 1994 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | 21 | ||
| ST11407/CC11 | 2012 | 1 | |
| Mauritius | ST11/CC11 | 2001 | 1 |
| Niger | ST11/CC11 | 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | ||
| ST2881/CC175 | 2003 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | ||
| 2006 | 1 | ||
| Saudi Arabia | ST11/CC11 | 2000 | 1 |
| Senegal | ST11/CC11 | 2002 | 1 |
| Togo | ST2881/CC175 | 2007 | 1 |
| Incomplete data | ST11/CC11 | N/A | 2 |
| Previously published | ST11/CC11 | N/A | 4 |
a
ST/CC, sequence type profile/clonal complex identifier, from MLST.
b
Boldface indicates years with epidemics and large outbreaks involving CC11.