Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015

We describe clinical symptoms, case-fatality rates, and prevalence of sequelae during an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C infection in a rural district of Niger. During home visits, we established that household contacts of reported case-patients were at higher risk for developing meni...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2016-10, Vol.22 (10), p.1827-1829
Main Authors: Coldiron, Matthew E, Salou, Halidou, Sidikou, Fati, Goumbi, Kadadé, Djibo, Ali, Lechevalier, Pauline, Compaoré, Idrissa, Grais, Rebecca F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
bacteria
Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from
Child
Child, Preschool
Coldiron ME, Salou H, Sidikou F, Goumbi K, Djibo A, Lechevalier P, et al. Case-fatality rates and sequelae resulting from
Development and progression
Dispatch
Epidemics
Female
gram-negative bacteria
Health aspects
House Calls
Humans
Infant
Male
Meningitis
Meningitis, Meningococcal - microbiology
Meningitis, Meningococcal - mortality
Meningitis, Meningococcal - physiopathology
meningococcal
Middle Aged
Neisseria meningitidis
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C
Niger
Niger - epidemiology
Nigeria
Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015
serogroup C epidemic, Niger, 2015. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Oct
Serogroup C meningococcal meningitis
Vaccines
Young Adult
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Summary:We describe clinical symptoms, case-fatality rates, and prevalence of sequelae during an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C infection in a rural district of Niger. During home visits, we established that household contacts of reported case-patients were at higher risk for developing meningitis than the general population.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2210.160731