Meningitis Serogroup W135 Outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002
In 2002, the largest epidemic of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 occurred in Burkina Faso. The highest attack rate was in children <5 years of age. We describe cases from 1 district and evaluate the performance of the Pastorex test, which had good sensitivity (84%) and specificity (89%) com...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2007-06-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/6/06-0940_article |