Emergence of epidemic Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X meningitis in Togo and Burkina Faso.

Emergence of epidemic Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X meningitis in Togo and Burkina Faso.

Serogroup X meningococci (NmX) historically have caused sporadic and clustered meningitis cases in sub-Saharan Africa. To study recent NmX epidemiology, we analyzed data from population-based, sentinel and passive surveillance, and outbreak investigations of bacterial meningitis in Togo and Burkina...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Delrieu, Seydou Yaro, Tsidi A S Tamekloé, Berthe-Marie Njanpop-Lafourcade, Haoua Tall, Philippe Jaillard, Macaire S Ouedraogo, Kossi Badziklou, Oumarou Sanou, Aly Drabo, Bradford D Gessner, Jean L Kambou, Judith E Mueller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3098835?pdf=render

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