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

Coldiron ME Salou H Sidikou F Goumbi K Djibo A Lechevalier P Compaoré I Grais RF
Emerging infectious diseases 2016 10 ; 22(10); 1827-9. doi: 10.3201/eid2210.160731. Epub 2018 02 02
Neisseria meningitidis Niger Serogroup C meningococcal meningitis bacteria complications epidemics gram-negative bacteria meningitis meningococcal

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.

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