The first large epidemic of meningococcal disease caused by serogroup W135, Burkina Faso, 2002

Koumaré, Béhima; Ouédraogo-Traoré, Rasmata; Sanou, Idrissa; Yada, Adamou; Sow, Idrissa; Lusamba, Paul-Samson; Traore, E.; Dabal, M; Santamaria, Maria; Hacen, Mohamed-Mahmoud; Kaboré, Antoine; Caugant, Dominique A.

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.04.038

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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).…”

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“…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). Serogroup Y infections have increased in the US and Israel (23,27).…”

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Meningococcemia in Adults: A Review of the Literature

Takada

Fujiwara

Inoue³

et al. 2016

Intern. Med.

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We mainly refer to the acute setting of meningococcemia. Meningococcemia is an infection caused by Neisseria meningitidis, which has 13 clinically significant serogroups that are distinguishable by the structure of their capsular polysaccharides. N. meningitidis, also called meningococcus, is a Gram-negative, aerobic, diplococcus bacterium. The various consequences of severe meningococcal sepsis include hypotension, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), multiple organ failure, and osteonecrosis due to DIC. The gold standard for the identification of meningococcal infection is the bacteriologic isolation of N. meningitidis from body fluids such as blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), synovial fluid, and pleural fluid. Blood, CSF, and skin biopsy cultures are used for diagnosis. Meningococcal infection is a medical emergency that requires antibiotic therapy and intensive supportive care. Management of the systemic circulation, respiration, and intracranial pressure is vital for improving the prognosis, which has dramatically improved since the wide availability of antibiotics. This review of the literature provides an overview of current concepts on meningococcemia due to N. meningitidis infection.

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Meningococcemia in Adults: A Review of the Literature

Takada

Fujiwara

Inoue³

et al. 2016

Intern. Med.

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“…This epidemic was the first in Burkina Faso since introduction of MenAfriVac and the second serogroup W epidemic in the country, occurring 10 years after the initial outbreak ( 7 , 8 ). …”

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Serogroup W Meningitis Outbreak at the Subdistrict Level, Burkina Faso, 2012

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Médah²,

Koussoubé³

et al. 2015

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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“…Climatic conditions, poverty and poor population immunity make it possible for the emergence of recurrent meningitis outbreaks by Neisseria meningitidis. Neisseria meningitidis of serogroup A was formerly responsible for most outbreaks [2][3][4], but vaccination of the population in 2010, with the new combined antimeningococcal A vaccine (MenAfriVac) significantly reduced this form of meningitis in favor of other serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis. We describe the characteristics of the outbreaks which took place in 2010 and 2012 in Burkina Faso.…”

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