Recent Increase in Meningitis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroups A and W135, Yaoundé, Cameroon
From 1991 to 1998, Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, B, and C represented 2%-10% of strains isolated from cases of bacterial meningitis in Yaoundé. During 1999 to 2000, the percentage of meningococci reached 17%, a proportion never reported since recordkeeping began in 1984. The increase of serog...
Main Authors: | Marie-Christine Fonkoua, Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Pierre Nicolas, Patrick Cunin, Jean-Michel Alonso, Raymond Bercion, Jeanne Musi, Paul M.V. Martin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2002-03-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/3/01-0308_article |
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