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Meningitis serogroup W135 outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002.

Nathan, Nicolas; Rose, Angela M C; Legros, Dominique; Tiendrebeogo, Sylvestre R M; Bachy, Catherine; Bjørløw, Egil; Firmenich, Peter; Guerin, Philippe J; Caugant, Dominique A.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 13(6): 920-3, 2007 Jun.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17553237

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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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Disease Outbreaks , Meningitis, Meningococcal/epidemiology , Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135/classification , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Bacteriological Techniques , Burkina Faso/epidemiology , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Incidence , Infant , Male , Meningitis, Meningococcal/cerebrospinal fluid , Meningitis, Meningococcal/diagnosis , Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135/isolation & purification , Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135/pathogenicity , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Sensitivity and Specificity

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