Outbreak of aseptic meningitis in Djibouti in the aftermath of El Niño.
At the end of 1990s, an outbreak of enteroviral meningitis in Djibouti was associated with the cocirculation of multiple serotypes. This uncommon distribution was related to the dissemination of enterically transmitted agents in the aftermath of El Nino events disturbing the Horn of Africa. Both Djiboutians and expatriate residents were infected.
Department of Microbiology, Djibouti City, Djibouti.
Jean Louis
JL
Koeck
Claude
C
Modica
Jean Jacques
JJ
Chomel
Jacques Yves
JY
Nizou
Bruno
B
Lina
Elisabeth
E
Nicand
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D015730:Djibouti / Q000453:epidemiology; D004457:Echovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014887:Weather