Meningitis Serogroup W135 Outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002
Meningitis Serogroup W135 Outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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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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Meningitis Serogroup W135 Outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8b9180a8c75c43e1b337e35eecb877d0
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8b9180a8c75c43e1b337e35eecb877d0
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1080-6040
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1080-6059
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10.3201/eid1306.060940
