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: Burkina Faso; MenAfriVac; Meningitis Belt; Neisseria meningitides; Sub-Saharan Africa; bacteria; epidemic; immunization; meningococcal conjugate vaccine; meningococcal meningitis; outbreak; policy; serogroup W meningococcal meningitis; vaccine.