Invasive Meningococcal Meningitis Serogroup C Outbreak in Northwest Nigeria, 2015 – Third Consecutive Outbreak of a New Strain
Conclusion and Recommendations
This outbreak was the largest caused by N. meningitidis serogroup C ever documented in this part of the meningitis belt in northwest Nigeria. Since meningococcal meningitis ACWY polysaccharide vaccine should provide protection for at least 2 to 3 years,23,24 it can be anticipated that the geographic spread and case numbers should be reduced in the next few meningitis seasons. Nonetheless, to help further curtail outbreaks of NmC, a vaccination campaign with a long-lasting conjugate vaccine similar to MenAfriVac® should be considered in the region.
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Data Availability Statement
The underlying data is provided as a supplementary table in the manuscript.
Supplementary Material
Table S1. Number, deaths and weekly incidence rate of CSM cases treated by MSF in Kebbi and Sokoto states, February 10 – June 8, 2015
Kebbi
Sokoto
Total
Epidemiological week
Cases (n)
Deaths (n)
Incidence
Cases (n)
Deaths (n)
Incidence
Cases (n)
Deaths (n)
Incidence
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
...
Source: PLOS Currents Outbreaks - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Jaime Chow Source Type: research
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