2007
DOI: 10.3201/eid1306.060940
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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.

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“…Serogroup C epidemics have occurred among adolescents and young adults in the US (23). Serogroup W135 has caused epidemic and endemic infections associated with high mortality rates in the African meningitis belt (24)(25)(26). Outbreaks of this strain occurred during the Hajj pilgrimages to Mecca in 2000 and 2001 (25).…”
Section: Figure Distribution Of Meningococcal Serogroups and Of Majomentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Serogroup C epidemics have occurred among adolescents and young adults in the US (23). Serogroup W135 has caused epidemic and endemic infections associated with high mortality rates in the African meningitis belt (24)(25)(26). Outbreaks of this strain occurred during the Hajj pilgrimages to Mecca in 2000 and 2001 (25).…”
Section: Figure Distribution Of Meningococcal Serogroups and Of Majomentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As far back as 2000, however, serogroup W-135 was associated with a worldwide outbreak in pilgrims who were returning from the Hajj, 10 followed by an outbreak in Burkina Faso in 2002 11 ; 2006 saw the emergence of serogroup X meningococci in Niger, a serogroup for which there is currently no vaccine. These epidemics demonstrate that the introduction of new, virulent serogroups into a population can affect the epidemiology of meningococcal disease and underscore the need for continued surveillance.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In 2008, 10,401 cases and 1,067 deaths were recorded, and there were 4,723 cases and 629 deaths in 2009 (MDSC Meningitis Weekly Bulletin, http: //www.who.int/csr/disease/meningococcal). Moreover, Burkina Faso was the first country to experience a major serogroup W135 outbreak in 2002 (24), with 13,000 reported cases, of whom 1,400 died (www.who.int/csr/disease/meningococcal /w135). The World Health Organization (WHO) currently recommends reactive mass vaccination to halt ongoing epidemics (37), and countries can apply for an emergency stockpile of the A/C or A/C/W polysaccharide vaccine (38).…”
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