Time delays in the response to the Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C outbreak in Nigeria - 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nigeria reports high rates of mortality linked with recurring meningococcal meningitis outbreaks within the African meningitis belt. Few studies have thoroughly described the response to these outbreaks to provide strong and actionable public health messages. We describe how time delays affected the response to the 2016/2017 meningococcal meningitis outbreak in Nigeria.

Methods

Using data from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), World Health Organisation (WHO), and situation reports of rapid response teams, we calculated attack and death rates of reported suspected meningococcal meningitis cases per week in Zamfara, Sokoto and Yobe states respectively, between epidemiological week 49 in 2016 and epid

SUBMITTER: Hassan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6007901 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature