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Serogroup W Meningitis Outbreak at the Subdistrict Level,Burkina Faso, 2012 |
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| Authors: | Laurence Cibrelus Isa?e Medah Daouda Koussoubé Denis Yélbeogo Katya Fernandez Clément Lingani Mamoudou Djingarey Stéphane Hugonnet |
| Affiliation: | World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (L. Cibrelus, K. Fernandez, S. Hugonnet); ;Ministère de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (I. Medah, D. Koussoubé, D. Yélbeogo); ;World Health Organization Intercountry Support Team for West Africa, Ouagadougou (C. Lingani, M. Djingarey) |
| 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. |
| Keywords: | meningococcal meningitis serogroup W meningococcal meningitis outbreak epidemic Burkina Faso vaccine meningococcal conjugate vaccine MenAfriVac Sub-Saharan Africa policy Meningitis Belt immunization bacteria Neisseria meningitides |