The Rise and Fall of EpidemicNeisseria meningitidisSerogroup W135 Meningitis in Burkina Faso, 2002–2005
Clinical Infectious Diseases2006Vol. 43(7), pp. 817–822
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Yves Traoré, Berthe‐Marie Njanpop‐Lafourcade, Kokou‐Louis‐Sewonou Adjogble, Mathilde Lourd, Seydou Yaro, Boubacar Nacro, Aly Drabo, Isabelle Parent du Châtelet, Judith E. Mueller, Muhamed‐Kheir Taha, Ray Borrow, Pierre Nicolas, Jean‐Michel Alonso, Bradford D. Gessner
Abstract
For unknown reasons, serogroup W135 achieved epidemic status, primarily among young children, and then largely disappeared over a short time period. The continued circulation of multiple strains with epidemic potential emphasizes the need for ongoing surveillance and the potential benefit of vaccines that are protective across serogroups.
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