Meningococcal disease remains an important cause of morbidity and death worldwide despite the development and increasing implementation of effective vaccines. In this Review, Caugant and Brynildsrud discuss how high-throughput sequencing approaches have advanced our understanding of the diversity and evolution of Neisseria meningitidis and the pathogenesis of N. meningitidis infection and how they are helping to explain the epidemiology of meningococcal disease.
- Dominique A. Caugant
- Ola B. Brynildsrud
