Serogroup W Meningitis Outbreak at the Subdistrict Level, Burkina Faso, 2012

Abstract

In 2012, Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W caused a widespread meningitis epidemic in Burkina Faso. We describe the dynamic of the epidemic at the subdistrict level. Disease detection at this scale allows for a timelier response, which is critical in the new epidemiologic landscape created in Africa by the N. meningitidis A conjugate vaccine.

Keywords

• meningococcal meningitis
• serogroup W meningococcal meningitis
• outbreak
• epidemic
• Burkina Faso
• vaccine