Meningitis Serogroup W135 Outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002

Nathan, Nicolas; Rose, Angela M.C.; Legros, Dominique; Tiendrebeogo, Sylvestre R.M.; Bachy, Catherine; Bjørløw, Egil; Firmenich, Peter; Guerin, Philippe J.; Caugant, Dominique A.

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Meningitis Serogroup W135 Outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002

Jun 2007
By Nathan, Nicolas ; Rose, Angela M.C. ; Legros, Dominique ; ...
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 13(6):920-923.

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Nathan, Nicolas ; Rose, Angela M.C. ; Legros, Dominique ; Tiendrebeogo, Sylvestre R.M. ; Bachy, Catherine ; Bjørløw, Egil ; Firmenich, Peter ; Guerin, Philippe J. ; Caugant, Dominique A. Less -
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In 2002, the largest epidemic of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 occurred in Burkina Faso. The highest attack rate was in children <5 years of age. We describe cases from 1 district and evaluate the performance of the Pastorex test, which had good sensitivity (84%) and specificity (89%) compared with culture or PCR.
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Adolescent Adult Age Factors Bacteriological Techniques Child Child, Preschool Children Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Epidemiology Female Humans Incidence Infant Male Meningitis, Meningococcal Neisseria Meningitidis, Serogroup W-135 Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroup W135 Outbreak Polymerase Chain Reaction Sensitivity Sensitivity And Specificity Specificity
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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(6):920-923.
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Burkina Faso
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Africa
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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