Meningitis serogroup W135 outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002.

Nathan N Rose AM Legros D Tiendrebeogo SR Bachy C Bjørløw E Firmenich P Guerin PJ Caugant DA
Emerging infectious diseases 2007 Jun ; 13(6); 920-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1306.060940. Epub 2007 07 24

Abstract

In 2002, the largest epidemic of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 occurred in Burkina Faso. The highest attack rate was in children