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. 2015 Nov;21(11):2063-6.
doi: 10.3201/eid2111.150304.

Serogroup W Meningitis Outbreak at the Subdistrict Level, Burkina Faso, 2012

Laurence Cibrelus, Isaïe Medah, Daouda Koussoubé, Denis Yélbeogo, Katya Fernandez, Clément Lingani, Mamoudou Djingarey, Stéphane Hugonnet

Serogroup W Meningitis Outbreak at the Subdistrict Level, Burkina Faso, 2012

Laurence Cibrelus et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Nov.

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: Burkina Faso; MenAfriVac; Meningitis Belt; Neisseria meningitides; Sub-Saharan Africa; bacteria; epidemic; immunization; meningococcal conjugate vaccine; meningococcal meningitis; outbreak; policy; serogroup W meningococcal meningitis; vaccine.

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Figure 1
Zones within Kombissiri district, Burkina Faso.
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Weekly meningitis alert status and epidemic status at the district (A) and subdistrict (zone) (B) level in Kombissiri district, Burkina Faso, during epidemiologic weeks 1–16, 2012. The alert threshold was 5 cases per week per 100,000 population. The epidemic threshold was 10 cases per week per 100,000 population.
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