Serogroup W Meningitis Outbreak at the Subdistrict Level, Burkina Faso, 2012.
In 2012, Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W caused a widespread meningitis epidemic in Burkina Faso. We describe the dynamic of the epidemic at the subdistrict level. Disease detection at this scale allows for a timelier response, which is critical in the new epidemiologic landscape created in Africa by the N. meningitidis A conjugate vaccine.
Laurence
L
Cibrelus
Isaïe
I
Medah
Daouda
D
Koussoubé
Denis
D
Yélbeogo
Katya
K
Fernandez
Clément
C
Lingani
Mamoudou
M
Djingarey
Stéphane
S
Hugonnet
D002050:Burkina Faso / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000379:methods*; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines / Q000276:immunology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D065288:Serogroup; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate / Q000276:immunology*
C573970:MenAfriVac; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate
Burkina Faso; MenAfriVac; Meningitis Belt; Neisseria meningitides; Sub-Saharan Africa; bacteria; epidemic; immunization; meningococcal conjugate vaccine; meningococcal meningitis; outbreak; policy; serogroup W meningococcal meningitis; vaccine