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What is Most important source of infection for meningococci: and explain in detail?
During periods of endemic disease, about 10% of the general population harbour Neisseria meningitidis in the nasopharynx. 
Since N. meningitidis is a strict human pathogen and most patients have not been in contact with other cases, asymptomatic carriers are presumably the major source of the pathogenic strains.