Molecular surveillance of meningococcal meningitis in Africa
DA Caugant, P Nicolas - Vaccine, 2007 - Elsevier
Analysis of meningococcal strains recovered from outbreaks and epidemics in the African
meningitis belt, using molecular methods, has demonstrated for nearly 20 years the …
meningitis belt, using molecular methods, has demonstrated for nearly 20 years the …
Molecular characterization of invasive meningococcal isolates from countries in the African meningitis belt before introduction of a serogroup A conjugate vaccine
DA Caugant, PA Kristiansen, X Wang, LW Mayer… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background The serogroup A conjugate meningococcal vaccine, MenAfriVac, was
introduced in mass vaccination campaigns in December 2010 in Burkina Faso, Mali and …
introduced in mass vaccination campaigns in December 2010 in Burkina Faso, Mali and …
Molecular Epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis Isolated in the African Meningitis Belt between 1988 and 2003 Shows Dominance of Sequence Type 5 (ST-5) and …
ABSTRACT At the two World Health Organization Collaborating Centers for Reference and
Research on Meningococci in Marseilles, France, and Oslo, Norway, the multilocus …
Research on Meningococci in Marseilles, France, and Oslo, Norway, the multilocus …
The first large epidemic of meningococcal disease caused by serogroup W135, Burkina Faso, 2002
B Koumaré, R Ouedraogo-Traoré, I Sanou, AA Yada… - Vaccine, 2007 - Elsevier
In 2001 a significant proportion of cases of meningococcal meningitis toward the end of a
serogroup A epidemic in Niger and Burkina Faso was found to be caused by serogroup …
serogroup A epidemic in Niger and Burkina Faso was found to be caused by serogroup …
Meningitis epidemics in Africa: a brief overview
R Teyssou, E Muros-Le Rouzic - Vaccine, 2007 - Elsevier
Every year, meningococcal meningitis causes thousands of deaths within the meningitis belt
in sub-Saharan African countries. Large epidemic waves occur with a periodicity of 5–12 …
in sub-Saharan African countries. Large epidemic waves occur with a periodicity of 5–12 …
[HTML][HTML] Meningococcal disease in South Africa, 1999–2002
GB Coulson, A Von Gottberg, M Du Plessis… - Emerging infectious …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We describe the epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease in South Africa from
August 1999 through July 2002, as reported to a laboratory-based surveillance system …
August 1999 through July 2002, as reported to a laboratory-based surveillance system …
The 1998 Senegal Epidemic of Meningitis Was Due to the Clonal Expansion of A:4:P1.9, Clone III-1, Sequence Type 5 Neisseria meningitidis Strains
P Nicolas, G Raphenon… - Journal of clinical …, 2000 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Between January and April 1998, a meningitis outbreak due to serogroup A
meningococcus took place in Senegal. The outbreak began in Gandiaye, 165 km to the east …
meningococcus took place in Senegal. The outbreak began in Gandiaye, 165 km to the east …
The establishment and diversification of epidemic-associated serogroup W meningococcus in the African meningitis belt, 1994 to 2012
AC Retchless, F Hu, AS Ouédraogo, S Diarra, K Knipe… - Msphere, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Epidemics of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) caused by meningococcal serogroup A
have been eliminated from the sub-Saharan African so-called “meningitis belt” by the …
have been eliminated from the sub-Saharan African so-called “meningitis belt” by the …
Meningococcal serogroup W135 in the African meningitis belt: epidemiology, immunity and vaccines
JE Mueller, R Borrow, BD Gessner - Expert review of vaccines, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
In the sub-Saharan African meningitis belt there is a region of hyperendemic and epidemic
meningitis stretching from Senegal to Ethiopia. The public health approaches to meningitis …
meningitis stretching from Senegal to Ethiopia. The public health approaches to meningitis …
Meningococcal meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa: a model for the epidemic process
PS Moore - Clinical infectious diseases, 1992 - academic.oup.com
Epidemic group A meningococcal meningitis follows a unique and distinctive pattern in sub-
Saharan Africa. Advances in molecular and field epidemiology have begun to elucidate the …
Saharan Africa. Advances in molecular and field epidemiology have begun to elucidate the …