The Rise and Fall of EpidemicNeisseria meningitidisSerogroup W135 Meningitis in Burkina Faso, 2002–2005
Author(s) -
Yves Traoré,
BertheMarie NjanpopLafourcade,
KokouLouisSewonou Adjogble,
Mathilde Lourd,
Seydou Yaro,
Boubacar Nacro,
Aly Drabo,
Isabelle Parent du Châtelet,
Judith E. Mueller,
MuhamedKheir Taha,
Ray Borrow,
Pierre Nicolas,
JeanMichel Alonso,
Bradford D. Gessner
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/507339
Subject(s) - neisseria meningitidis , medicine , meningitis , population , incidence (geometry) , meningococcal disease , virology , pediatrics , biology , environmental health , genetics , bacteria , physics , optics
During the period 2001-2002, Burkina Faso reported its first meningitis epidemic due to Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) serogroup W135, prompting concerns that this serogroup would persist as a cause of epidemic disease.
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