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Outbreak of Pneumococcal Meningitis, Paoua Subprefecture, Central African Republic, 2016-2017 | Journal Article / Research | MSF Science Portal
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Outbreak of Pneumococcal Meningitis, Paoua Subprefecture, Central African Republic, 2016-2017

Coldiron ME, Touré OA, Frank T, Bouygues N, Grais RF
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Abstract
We report a pneumococcal meningitis outbreak in the Central African Republic (251 suspected cases; 60 confirmed by latex agglutination test) in 2016-2017. Case-fatality rates (10% for confirmed case-patients) were low. In areas where a recent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine campaign was conducted, a smaller proportion of cases was seen in youngest children.

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outbreaks

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English
DOI
10.3201/eid2409.171058
Published Date
01 Sep 2018
PubMed ID
30124413
Journal
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 24, Issue 9
Issue Date
2018-09-01
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