Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015

We describe clinical symptoms, case-fatality rates, and prevalence of sequelae during an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C infection in a rural district of Niger. During home visits, we established that household contacts of reported case-patients were at higher risk for developing meni...

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Autores principales: Coldiron, Matthew E., Salou, Halidou, Sidikou, Fati, Goumbi, Kadadé, Djibo, Ali, Lechevalier, Pauline, Compaoré, Idrissa, Grais, Rebecca F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5038434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27649257
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2210.160731
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author Coldiron, Matthew E.
Salou, Halidou
Sidikou, Fati
Goumbi, Kadadé
Djibo, Ali
Lechevalier, Pauline
Compaoré, Idrissa
Grais, Rebecca F.
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Salou, Halidou
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Goumbi, Kadadé
Djibo, Ali
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description We describe clinical symptoms, case-fatality rates, and prevalence of sequelae during an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C infection in a rural district of Niger. During home visits, we established that household contacts of reported case-patients were at higher risk for developing meningitis than the general population.
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spelling pubmed-50384342016-10-12 Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015 Coldiron, Matthew E. Salou, Halidou Sidikou, Fati Goumbi, Kadadé Djibo, Ali Lechevalier, Pauline Compaoré, Idrissa Grais, Rebecca F. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We describe clinical symptoms, case-fatality rates, and prevalence of sequelae during an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C infection in a rural district of Niger. During home visits, we established that household contacts of reported case-patients were at higher risk for developing meningitis than the general population. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5038434/ /pubmed/27649257 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2210.160731 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Coldiron, Matthew E.
Salou, Halidou
Sidikou, Fati
Goumbi, Kadadé
Djibo, Ali
Lechevalier, Pauline
Compaoré, Idrissa
Grais, Rebecca F.
Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015
title Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015
title_full Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015
title_fullStr Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015
title_full_unstemmed Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015
title_short Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015
title_sort case-fatality rates and sequelae resulting from neisseria meningitidis serogroup c epidemic, niger, 2015
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5038434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27649257
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2210.160731
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