Identification of Streptococcus suis Meningitis through Population-Based Surveillance, Togo, 2010-2014

During 2010-2014, we enrolled 511 patients with suspected bacterial meningitis into surveillance in 2 districts of northern Togo. We identified 15 persons with Streptococcus suis infection; 10 had occupational contact with pigs, and 12 suffered neurologic sequelae. S. suis testing should be consider...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 22; no. 7; pp. 1262 - 1264
Main Authors Tall, Haoua, Njanpop-Lafourcade, Berthe-Marie, Mounkoro, Didier, Tidjani, Loukoumane, Agbenoko, Kodjo, Alassani, Issifou, Amidou, Moussa, Tamekloe, Stanislas, Laing, Kenneth G, Witney, Adam A, Hinds, Jason, van der Linden, Mark P G, Gessner, Bradford D, Moïsi, Jennifer C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.07.2016
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Summary:During 2010-2014, we enrolled 511 patients with suspected bacterial meningitis into surveillance in 2 districts of northern Togo. We identified 15 persons with Streptococcus suis infection; 10 had occupational contact with pigs, and 12 suffered neurologic sequelae. S. suis testing should be considered in rural areas of the African meningitis belt.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2207.151511