Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance in the World Health Organization African Region Using the Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance Network, 2011–2016

Abstract Background Bacterial meningitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. We analyzed data from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-preventable Diseases Surveillance Network (2011–2016) to describe the epidemiology of laboratory-confirme...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2019-09, Vol.69 (Supplement_2), p.S49-S57
Main Authors: Mwenda, Jason M, Soda, Elizabeth, Weldegebriel, Goitom, Katsande, Regis, Biey, Joseph Nsiari-Muzeyi, Traore, Tieble, de Gouveia, Linda, du Plessis, Mignon, von Gottberg, Anne, Antonio, Martin, Kwambana-Adams, Brenda, Worwui, Archibald, Gierke, Ryan, Schwartz, Stephanie, van Beneden, Chris, Cohen, Adam, Serhan, Fatima, Lessa, Fernanda C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa, Eastern - epidemiology
Child, Preschool
Female
Haemophilus influenzae type b - classification
Humans
Infant
Male
Meningitis, Bacterial - epidemiology
Meningitis, Bacterial - mortality
Mortality
Neisseria meningitidis - classification
Pneumococcal Vaccines - administration & dosage
Prevalence
Sentinel Surveillance
Serogroup
South Africa - epidemiology
Streptococcus pneumoniae - classification
Supplement
Vaccination - statistics & numerical data
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases - epidemiology
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases - microbiology
Vaccines, Conjugate - administration & dosage
World Health Organization
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Summary:Abstract Background Bacterial meningitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. We analyzed data from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-preventable Diseases Surveillance Network (2011–2016) to describe the epidemiology of laboratory-confirmed Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn), Neisseria meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae meningitis within the WHO African Region. We also evaluated declines in vaccine-type pneumococcal meningitis following pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) introduction. Methods Reports of meningitis in children
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciz472