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Serogroup W135 Meningococcal Disease,The Gambia, 2012 |
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| Authors: | M. Jahangir Hossain Anna Roca Grant A. Mackenzie Momodou Jasseh Mohammad Ilias Hossain Shah Muhammad Manjang Ahmed Osuorah Donatus Chidiebere Ndiaye Malick S.M. Bilquees Usman N. Ikumapayi Baba Jeng Baba Njie Mamady Cham Beate Kampmann Tumani Corrah Stephen Howie Umberto D’Alessandro |
| Affiliation: | Medical Research Council Unit, Banjul, The Gambia (M.J. Hossain, A. Roca, G.A. Mackenzie, M. Jasseh, M.I. Hossain, S. Muhammad, M. Ahmed, O.D. Chidiebere, N. Malick, S.M. Bilquees, U.N. Ikumapayi, B. Kampmann, T. Corrah, S. Howie, U. D’Alessandro); ;Ministry of Health, Banjul (B. Jeng, B. Njie, M. Cham); ;Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium (U. D’Alessandro) |
| Abstract: | In 2012, an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 occurred in The Gambia. The attack rate was highest among young children. The associated risk factors were male sex, contact with meningitis patients, and difficult breathing. Enhanced surveillance facilitates early epidemic detection, and multiserogroup conjugate vaccine could reduce meningococcal epidemics in The Gambia. |
| Keywords: | Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 meningitis the Gambia epidemic outbreak bacteria |