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Nature Reviews Microbiology 6, 567 (1 August 2008) | doi:10.1038/nrmicro1953

Immune evasion: Cloaked against complement

Susan Jones

The Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C conjugate vaccine (MCC) has proven extremely effective in reducing the incidence of meningococcal septicaemia and meningitis. The widespread use of this vaccine might, however, select for the emergence of a new virulent strain.