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Outbreak of Pneumococcal Meningitis, Paoua Subprefecture, Central African Republic, 2016–2017
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Sep 2018
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 24(9):1720-1722.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:We report a pneumococcal meningitis outbreak in the Central African Republic (251 suspected cases; 60 confirmed by latex agglutination test) in 2016-2017. Case-fatality rates (10% for confirmed case-patients) were low. In areas where a recent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine campaign was conducted, a smaller proportion of cases was seen in youngest children.
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Pubmed ID:30124413
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6106441
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Volume:24
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Issue:9
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