title: Meningitis serogroup W135 outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002.
abstract: 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.affiliation: Epicentre, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nathan
authors.forename: Angela M C
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Legros
authors.forename: Sylvestre R M
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Tiendrebeogo
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bachy
authors.forename: Egil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bjørløw
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Firmenich
authors.forename: Philippe J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Guerin
authors.forename: Dominique A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Caugant
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002050:Burkina Faso / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D038582:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135 / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity