| [an epidemic of meningococcal meningitis in the region of savanes in togo in 1997: research and control strategies]. | neisseria meningitidis is responsible for high levels of morbidity and mortality in the developing countries of the african meningitis belt. there are frequent meningococcal meningitis epidemics in this region affecting almost 1,000 people in every 100,000 (1%). epidemics generally occur during the dry season but the interval between epidemics is variable (between 2 and 25 years). the reasons for these recurrent epidemics are unclear. there is a safe and effective polysaccharide vaccine against ... | 1997 | 9503496 |
| the epidemiology of neisseria meningitidis meningitis in togo during 2003-2005. | few reports documenting the epidemiology of neisseria meningitidis (nm) serogroup w135 exist, and none from togo. during 2003-2005, we conducted acute bacterial meningitis surveillance at three major reference hospitals in togo. of 116 nm identified, 83 (71%) were nma, 23 (20%) were nmw135, and 10 (9%) did not have a serogroup identified. nine percent of nmw135 cases and 35% of nma cases occurred among those aged 15 years or older. the two hospitals in central togo reported 23% of all nm cases a ... | 2007 | 17517455 |
| incidence, seasonality, age distribution, and mortality of pneumococcal meningitis in burkina faso and togo. | streptococcus pneumoniae causes a substantial proportion of meningitis cases in the african meningitis belt; however, few reports exist to quantify its burden and characteristics. we conducted population-based and sentinel hospital surveillance of acute bacterial meningitis among persons of all ages in burkina faso and togo in 2002-2006. s. pneumoniae and other organisms were identified by culture, polymerase chain reaction, or detection of antigen in cerebrospinal fluid (csf). information was c ... | 2009 | 19191614 |
| emergence of epidemic neisseria meningitidis serogroup x meningitis in togo and burkina faso. | serogroup x meningococci (nmx) historically have caused sporadic and clustered meningitis cases in sub-saharan africa. to study recent nmx epidemiology, we analyzed data from population-based, sentinel and passive surveillance, and outbreak investigations of bacterial meningitis in togo and burkina faso during 2006-2010. cerebrospinal fluid specimens were analyzed by pcr. in togo during 2006-2009, nmx accounted for 16% of the 702 confirmed bacterial meningitis cases. kozah district experienced a ... | 2011 | 21625480 |