Serogroup W135 Meningococcal Meningitis, Northern Cameroon, 2007–2008

Massenet, Denis; Inrombe, Jermias; Mevoula, Dave-Etienne; Nicolas, Pierre

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Serogroup W135 Meningococcal Meningitis, Northern Cameroon, 2007–2008

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Feb 2009
By Massenet, Denis ; Inrombe, Jermias ; Mevoula, Dave-Etienne ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Massenet, Denis ; Inrombe, Jermias ; Mevoula, Dave-Etienne ; Nicolas, Pierre
Description:

We analyzed results of recent microbiologic surveillance of meningitis in northern Cameroon. During the 2007 and 2008 meningitis seasons, all 57 identified meningococcal isolates were serogroup W135. This situation might indicate that the area is experiencing a period between epidemic waves due to 2 different clones of serogroup A meningococci.
Subjects:

Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Dispatch Humans Meningitis, Meningococcal Neisseria Meningitidis, Serogroup W-135
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 15(2):340-342.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Cameroon
Location:

Africa
Volume:

15
Issue:

2
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:75821db8897b37e47b0a9464c07d88ca0ee27b207b5bef897dbe6abd3c3c1236
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17403/cdc_17403_DS1.pdf
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