1. Serogroup W135 meningococcal disease, The Gambia, 2012.
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Hossain MJ, Roca A, Mackenzie GA, Jasseh M, Hossain MI, Muhammad S, Ahmed M, Chidiebere OD, Malick N, Bilquees SM, Ikumapayi UN, Jeng B, Njie B, Cham M, Kampmann B, Corrah T, Howie S, and D'Alessandro U
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- Case-Control Studies, Child, Preschool, Disease Outbreaks, Female, Gambia epidemiology, Humans, Incidence, Infant, Male, Odds Ratio, Risk Factors, Seasons, Sex Factors, Meningitis, Meningococcal epidemiology, Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135 classification
- Abstract
In 2012, an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 occurred in The Gambia. The attack rate was highest among young children. The associated risk factors were male sex, contact with meningitis patients, and difficult breathing. Enhanced surveillance facilitates early epidemic detection, and multiserogroup conjugate vaccine could reduce meningococcal epidemics in The Gambia.
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- 2013
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