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Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015 | Journal Article / Review | MSF Science Portal
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Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015

Coldiron ME, Salou H, Sidikou F, Goumbi K, Djibo A, Lechevalier P, Compaore I, Grais RF
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Abstract
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.

Countries

Niger

Subject Area

infections, otherdisease surveillance

Languages

English
DOI
10.3201/eid2210.160731
Published Date
01 Oct 2016
PubMed ID
27649257
Journal
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 22
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