| [chronical of a declared meningococcal meningitis epidemic (goma, zaire, august 1994)]. | the authors relate their experience controlling an epidemic of meningitis which broke out in the refugee camps of the goma region, in northern zaire, after the dramatic events which had happened in rwanda in april and june 1994. out of the 348 cases of purulent meningitis diagnosed by the bioforce team, meningococcal etiology was confirmed 327 times. the isolated meningococci were all of the serogroup a, serotype a; 4; p 1,9. they were resistant to streptomycin and to sulphamides. the epidemic l ... | 1997 | 9507756 |