학술논문

Serogroup W Meningitis Outbreak at the Subdistrict Level, Burkina Faso, 2012
Document Type
article
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 11, Pp 2063-2066 (2015)
Subject
meningococcal meningitis
serogroup W meningococcal meningitis
outbreak
epidemic
Burkina Faso
vaccine
Medicine
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Language
English
ISSN
1080-6040
1080-6059
77434234
Abstract
In 2012, Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W caused a widespread meningitis epidemic in Burkina Faso. We describe the dynamic of the epidemic at the subdistrict level. Disease detection at this scale allows for a timelier response, which is critical in the new epidemiologic landscape created in Africa by the N. meningitidis A conjugate vaccine.