Serogroup W135 meningococcal disease, The Gambia, 2012.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 19(9): 1507-10, 2013.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23965435
In 2012, an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 occurred in The Gambia. The attack rate was highest among young children. The associated risk factors were male sex, contact with meningitis patients, and difficult breathing. Enhanced surveillance facilitates early epidemic detection, and multiserogroup conjugate vaccine could reduce meningococcal epidemics in The Gambia.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
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3_ND
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4_TD
Problema de saúde:
1_surtos_doencas_emergencias
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3_zoonosis
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4_meningitis
Assunto principal:
Neisseria meningitidis Sorogrupo W-135
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Meningite Meningocócica
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg Infect Dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
