Meningococcal Meningitis Surveillance in the African Meningitis Belt, 2004–2013 | Zendy

Clément Lingani | Zendy; Cassi Bergeron-Caron | Zendy; James M. Stuart | Zendy; Katya C. Fernandez | Zendy; Mamoudou Harouna Djingarey | Zendy; Olivier Ronveaux | Zendy; J Schnitzler | Zendy; William Perea | Zendy

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Meningococcal Meningitis Surveillance in the African Meningitis Belt, 2004–2013

Author(s) -

Clément Lingani,

Cassi Bergeron-Caron,

James M. Stuart,

Katya C. Fernandez,

Mamoudou Harouna Djingarey,

Olivier Ronveaux,

J Schnitzler,

William Perea

Publication year - 2015

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 - 10.1093/cid/civ597

Subject(s) - medicine , neisseria meningitidis , case fatality rate , meningitis , incidence (geometry) , meningococcal meningitis , outbreak , epidemiology , disease surveillance , pediatrics , demography , virology , genetics , physics , sociology , bacteria , optics , biology

An enhanced meningitis surveillance network was established across the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa in 2003 to rapidly collect, disseminate, and use district weekly data on meningitis incidence. Following 10 years' experience with enhanced surveillance that included the introduction of a group A meningococcal conjugate vaccine, PsA-TT (MenAfriVac), in 2010, we analyzed the data on meningitis incidence and case fatality from countries reporting to the network.

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