Bacterial Meningitis Epidemiology in Five Countries in the Meningitis Belt of Sub-Saharan Africa, 2015–2017
Author(s) -
Heidi M. Soeters,
Alpha Oumar Diallo,
Brice Bicaba,
Goumbi Kadadé,
Assétou Y Dembélé,
Mahamat Ali Acyl,
Christelle Nikiema,
Adodo Yao Sadji,
Alain Poy,
Clément Lingani,
Haoua Tall,
Souleymane Sakandé,
Félix Tarbangdo,
Flavien Aké,
Sarah Mbaeyi,
Jennifer C. Moïsi,
Mariétou F Paye,
Yibayiri O. Sanogo,
Jeni Vuong,
Xin Wang,
Olivier Ronveaux,
Ryan T. Novak
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiz358
Subject(s) - neisseria meningitidis , meningitis , streptococcus pneumoniae , haemophilus influenzae , incidence (geometry) , outbreak , medicine , population , epidemiology , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , pediatrics , antibiotics , biology , environmental health , bacteria , genetics , physics , optics
The MenAfriNet Consortium supports strategic implementation of case-based meningitis surveillance in key high-risk countries of the African meningitis belt: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger, and Togo. We describe bacterial meningitis epidemiology in these 5 countries in 2015-2017.
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