Recent Increase in Meningitis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroups A and W135, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Autor:	Marie-Christine Fonkoua, Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Pierre Nicolas, Patrick Cunin, Jean-Michel Alonso, Raymond Bercion, Jeanne Musi, Paul M.V. Martin
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	Africa Cameroon Neisseria meningitidis serogroups W135 Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 327-329 (2002)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid0803.010308
Popis:	From 1991 to 1998, Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, B, and C represented 2%-10% of strains isolated from cases of bacterial meningitis in Yaoundé. During 1999 to 2000, the percentage of meningococci reached 17%, a proportion never reported since recordkeeping began in 1984. The increase of serogroup A meningococci and the emergence of W135 strains highlight the need for increased surveillance for better diagnosis and prevention.
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