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.
Koeck
Jean Louis
JL
Department of Microbiology, Djibouti City, Djibouti.
Modica
Claude
C
Chomel
Jean Jacques
JJ
Nizou
Jacques Yves
JY
Lina
Bruno
B
Nicand
Elisabeth
E
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