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Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W, Burkina Faso, 2012.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2014
MacNeil Jessica R, Medah Isaïe, Koussoubé Daouda, Novak Ryan T, Cohn Amanda C, Diomandé Fabien V K, Yelbeogo Denis, Kambou Jean Ludovic, Tarbangdo Tiga F, Ouédraogo-Traoré Rasmata, Sangaré Lassana, Hatcher Cynthia, Vuong Jeni, Mayer Leonard W, Djingarey Mamoudou H, Clark Thomas A, Messonnier Nancy E
Abstract excerpt
In 2010, Burkina Faso became the first country to introduce meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine (PsA-TT). During 2012, Burkina Faso reported increases in Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W, raising questions about whether these cases were a natural increase in disease or resulted from serogroup replacement after PsA-TT introduction. We analyzed national surveillance data to describe the epidemiology of...
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