Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015

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.

Keywords

• Neisseria meningitidis
• meningitis
• meningococcal
• Serogroup C meningococcal meningitis
• bacteria
• gram-negative bacteria