Abstract
We report a pneumococcal meningitis outbreak in the Central African Republic (251 suspected cases; 60 confirmed by latex agglutination test) in 2016-2017. Case-fatality rates (10% for confirmed case-patients) were low. In areas where a recent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine campaign was conducted, a smaller proportion of cases was seen in youngest children.
Keywords:
Central African Republic; Streptococcus pneumoniae; bacteria; meningitis; meningitis/encephalitis; outbreak; pneumococcal meningitis; pneumococcal vaccines.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Central African Republic / epidemiology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
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Female
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Humans
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Incidence
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Infant
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Male
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Meningitis, Pneumococcal / epidemiology*
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Meningitis, Pneumococcal / mortality
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Meningitis, Pneumococcal / prevention & control
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Middle Aged
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Pneumococcal Vaccines / administration & dosage
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / immunology
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
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Vaccination
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Vaccines, Conjugate / administration & dosage
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Young Adult
Substances
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Pneumococcal Vaccines
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Vaccines, Conjugate