Meningitis serogroup W135 outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002.

Journal article

In 2002, the largest epidemic of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 occurred in Burkina Faso. The highest attack rate was in children <5 years of age. We describe cases from 1 district and evaluate the performance of the Pastorex test, which had good sensitivity (84%) and specificity (89%) compared with culture or PCR.

Authors: Nathan, N; Rose, A; Legros, D; Tiendrebeogo, SR; Bachy, C

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Emerging infectious diseases
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 920-923
• Publication date: 2007-06-01
• DOI: 10.3201/eid1306.060940
• EISSN: 1080-6059
• ISSN: 1080-6040
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Meningitis, Meningococcal; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Female; Child; Burkina Faso; Bacteriological Techniques; Male; Infant; Adolescent; Incidence; Disease Outbreaks; Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135; Age Factors; Adult; Sensitivity and Specificity; Child, Preschool