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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Hossain, M. Jahangir ; Roca, Anna ; Mackenzie, Grant A. ; Jasseh, Momodou ; Hossain, Mohammad Ilias ; ... More +
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 Less -
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.
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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

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 19(9):1507-1515.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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