Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Coldiron, Matthew E. ; Salou, Halidou ; Sidikou, Fati ; Goumbi, Kadadé ; Djibo, Ali ; Lechevalier, Pauline ; Compaoré, Idrissa ; Grais, Rebecca F.
• Description:
  We describe clinical symptoms, case-fatality rates, and prevalence of sequelae during an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C infection in a rural district of Niger. During home visits, we established that household contacts of reported case-patients were at higher risk for developing meningitis than the general population.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Epidemics Female House Calls Humans Infant Male Meningitis, Meningococcal Middle Aged Neisseria Meningitidis, Serogroup C Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(10):1827-1829.
• Pubmed ID:
  27649257
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5038434
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Niger
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b1724392a582278f5d8c15234eaca5f37fa85fee9898628fcfb1aaa6f481ffd9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/42767/cdc_42767_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.39 MB ]