Emergence of epidemic Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C in Niger, 2015: an analysis of national surveillance data

• Published in: The Lancet infectious diseases Vol. 16; no. 11; pp. 1288 - 1294
• Main Authors: Sidikou, Fati, Zaneidou, Maman, Alkassoum, Ibrahim, Schwartz, Stephanie, Issaka, Bassira, Obama, Ricardo, Lingani, Clement, Tate, Ashley, Ake, Flavien, Sakande, Souleymane, Ousmane, Sani, Zanguina, Jibir, Seidou, Issaka, Nzeyimana, Innocent, Mounkoro, Didier, Abodji, Oubote, Wang, Xin, Taha, Muhamed-Kheir, Moulia-Pelat, Jean Paul, Pana, Assimawe, Kadade, Goumbi, Ronveaux, Olivier, Novak, Ryan, Oukem-Boyer, Odile Ouwe Missi, Meyer, Sarah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2016; Elsevier Limited; New York, NY : Elsevier Science ; The Lancet Pub. Group, 2001
• Subjects: Epidemics; Humans; Immunization; Infectious Disease; Infectious diseases; Laboratories; Life Sciences; Mass Vaccination; Meningitis, Meningococcal - epidemiology; Meningitis, Meningococcal - microbiology; Meningitis, Meningococcal - prevention & control; Meningococcal Vaccines - administration & dosage; Meningococcal Vaccines - immunology; Microbiology and Parasitology; Neisseria meningitidis; Neisseria meningitidis - classification; Neisseria meningitidis - genetics; Neisseria meningitidis - immunology; Neisseria meningitidis - isolation & purification; Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C - isolation & purification; Niger - epidemiology; Population Surveillance; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Santé publique et épidémiologie; Vaccines; Niger; Burkina Faso

To combat Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A epidemics in the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa, a meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine (MACV) has been progressively rolled out since 2010. We report the first meningitis epidemic in Niger since the nationwide introduction of MACV. We compi...