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. 2016 Oct;22(10):1827-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid2210.160731.

Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015

Matthew E Coldiron, Halidou Salou, Fati Sidikou, Kadadé Goumbi, Ali Djibo, Pauline Lechevalier, Idrissa Compaoré, Rebecca F Grais

Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015

Matthew E Coldiron et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

We describe clinical symptoms, case-fatality rates, and prevalence of sequelae during an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C infection in a rural district of Niger. During home visits, we established that household contacts of reported case-patients were at higher risk for developing meningitis than the general population.

Keywords: Neisseria meningitidis; Niger; Serogroup C meningococcal meningitis; bacteria; complications; epidemics; gram-negative bacteria; meningitis; meningococcal.

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