Serogroup W Meningitis Outbreak at the Subdistrict Level, Burkina Faso, 2012.

ABSTRACT: In 2012, Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W caused a widespread meningitis epidemic in Burkina Faso. We describe the dynamic of the epidemic at the subdistrict level. Disease detection at this scale allows for a timelier response, which is critical in the new epidemiologic landscape created in Africa by the N. meningitidis A conjugate vaccine.

SUBMITTER: Cibrelus L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4622241 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature