Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Burkina Faso, 2012

Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Burkina Faso, 2012

In 2010, Burkina Faso became the first country to introduce meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine (PsA-TT). During 2012, Burkina Faso reported increases in Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W, raising questions about whether these cases were a natural increase in disease or resulted from sero...

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Main Authors: Jessica R. MacNeil, Isaïe Medah, Daouda Koussoubé, Ryan T. Novak, Amanda C. Cohn, Fabien V.K. Diomandé, Denis Yelbeogo, Jean Ludovic Kambou, Tiga F. Tarbangdo, Rasmata Ouédraogo-Traoré, Lassana Sangaré, Cynthia Hatcher, Jeni Vuong, Leonard W. Mayer, Mamoudou H. Djingarey, Thomas A. Clark, Nancy E. Messonnier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
meningococcal meningitis
serogroup W135
menincoccal meningitis
Burkina Faso
serogroup A meningococcal conjugate vaccine
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/3/13-1407_article

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