Meningitis serogroup W135 outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002.
In 2002, the largest epidemic of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 occurred in Burkina Faso. The highest attack rate was in children <5 years of age. We describe cases from 1 district and evaluate the performance of the Pastorex test, which had good sensitivity (84%) and specificity (89%)...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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