Surveillance of Bacterial Meningitis, Ethiopia, 2012–2013

Surveillance of Bacterial Meningitis, Ethiopia, 2012–2013

Among 139 patients with suspected bacterial meningitis in Ethiopia, 2012–2013, meningococci (19.4%) and pneumococci (12.9%) were the major disease-causing organisms. Meningococcal serogroups detected were A (n = 11), W (n = 7), C (n = 1), and X (n = 1). Affordable, multivalent meningitis vaccines fo...

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Main Authors: Wude Mihret, Tsehaynesh Lema, Yared Merid, Afework Kassu, Workeabeba Abebe, Beyene Moges, Admasu Tenna, Fitsum Woldegebriel, Melaku Yidnekachew, Wondale Mekonnen, Arslan Ahmed, Lawrence Yamuah, Mezgebu Silamsaw, Beyene Petros, Jan Oksnes, Einar Rosenqvist, Samuel Ayele, Abraham Aseffa, Dominique A. Caugant, Gunnstein Norheim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
bacterial meningitis
Neisseria meningitidis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
meningococci
pneumococci
meningococcal serogroups
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/1/15-0432_article

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