Recent Increase in Meningitis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroups A and W135, Yaoundé, Cameroon
From 1991 to 1998, Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, B, and C represented 2%-10% of strains isolated from cases of bacterial meningitis in Yaoundé. During 1999 to 2000, the percentage of meningococci reached 17%, a proportion never reported since recordkeeping began in 1984. The increase of serog...
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| Main Authors: |
Fonkoua, Marie-Christine,
Taha, Muhamed-Kheir,
Nicolas, Pierre,
Cunin, Patrick,
Alonso, Jean-Michel,
Bercion, Raymond,
Musi, Jeanne,
Martin, Paul M.V. |
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| Format: | Online
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| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2002
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732466/
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