Recent increase in meningitis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A and W135, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
From 1991 to 1998, Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, B, and C represented 2%-10% of strains isolated from cases of bacterial meningitis in Yaoundé. During 1999 to 2000, the percentage of meningococci reached 17%, a proportion never reported since recordkeeping began in 1984. The increase of serogroup A meningococci and the emergence of W135 strains highlight the need for increased surveillance for better diagnosis and prevention.
Fonkoua
Marie-Christine
MC
Centrte Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Taha
Muhamed-Kheir
MK
Nicolas
Pierre
P
Cunin
Patrick
P
Alonso
Jean-Michel
JM
Bercion
Raymond
R
Musi
Jeanne
J
Martin
Paul M V
PM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002163:Cameroon / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012703:Serotyping