Serogroup W135 Meningococcal Disease, The Gambia, 2012

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Hossain, M. Jahangir ; Roca, Anna ; Mackenzie, Grant A. ; Jasseh, Momodou ; Hossain, Mohammad Ilias ; Muhammad, Shah ; Ahmed, Manjang ; Chidiebere, Osuorah Donatus ; Malick, Ndiaye ; Bilquees, S.M. ; Ikumapayi, Usman N. ; Jeng, Baba ; Njie, Baba ; Cham, Mamady ; Kampmann, Beate ; Corrah, Tumani ; Howie, Stephen ; D’Alessandro, Umberto
• Description:
  In 2012, an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 occurred in The Gambia. The attack rate was highest among young children. The associated risk factors were male sex, contact with meningitis patients, and difficult breathing. Enhanced surveillance facilitates early epidemic detection, and multiserogroup conjugate vaccine could reduce meningococcal epidemics in The Gambia.
• Subjects:
  Bacteria Case-Control Studies Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Epidemic Female Gambia Humans Incidence Infant Male Meningitis Meningitis, Meningococcal Neisseria Meningitidis Neisseria Meningitidis, Serogroup W-135 Odds Ratio Outbreak Risk Factors Seasons Serogroup W135 Sex Factors The Gambia

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 19(9):1507-1515.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bfaef520c35a2cd073a6a2d0c2c8c6d5a83184bfadd54e95d398d233e959a222
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/20889/cdc_20889_DS1.pdf
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