Recent Increase in Meningitis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroups A and W135, Yaoundé, Cameroon

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Fonkoua, Marie-Christine ; Taha, Muhamed-Kheir ; Nicolas, Pierre ; Cunin, Patrick ; Alonso, Jean-Michel ; Bercion, Raymond ; Musi, Jeanne ; Martin, Paul M.V.
• Description:
  From 1991 to 1998, Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, B, and C represented 2%-10% of strains isolated from cases of bacterial meningitis in Yaoundé. During 1999 to 2000, the percentage of meningococci reached 17%, a proportion never reported since recordkeeping began in 1984. The increase of serogroup A meningococci and the emergence of W135 strains highlight the need for increased surveillance for better diagnosis and prevention.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Female Humans Male Meningitis, Meningococcal Serotyping

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(3):327-329.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Cameroon
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:dba51637297482128ae3146ef96e390ae6834ebebdc8a3e634f8e71053ed8614
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13823/cdc_13823_DS1.pdf
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