A meningococcal meningitis epidemic in the Savanes region of Togo in 1997: Investigation and strategies for control;Une epidemie de meningite meningocoque dans la region des Savanes au Togo en 1997: Investigation et strategies de controle

Cahiers Sante

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 384-390

  Aplogan, Aristide ^a   Batchassi, Essosolem ^b   Yakoua, Yénou ^b   Croisier, Alice ^c   Aleki, Antoine ^b   Schlumberger, Martin ^d   Molina, Silvia ^c   Sidatt, Moustapha ^e   Kaninda, Anne Valérie ^a  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

^b MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ   (Togo)

^c MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^d Assoc pour l'Aide a la Medecine P   (France)

^e Représentation de l'OMS   (Togo)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL VACCINE; CHLORAMPHENICOL;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; CASE MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SEASON; TOGO; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS; TOGO; URBAN HEALTH; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031423059     PISSN: 11575999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Lapeyssonie L. La méningite cérébro-spinale en Afrique. Bull WHO 1963 ; 28 (suppl.): 1-114.
2. Peltola H. Meningococcal disease: still with us. Rev Infec Dis 1983 ;5: 71-91.
3. Greenwood BM, Blakebrough IS, Bradley AK, Wali S, Whittle HC. Meningococcal disease and season in sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet 1984; ii: 1339-42.
4. OMS. Lutte contre les épidémies de méningite à méningocoque. Guide pratique OMS. Lyon: Éditions Fondation Marcel-Mérieux, 1995 ; 72 p.
5. Moore PS. Meningococcal meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa, a model for the epidemic process. Clin Infect Dis 1992; 14: 515-25.
6. Moore PS, Reeves MW, Schwartz PS, Gellin BG, Broome CV. Intercontinental spread of an epidemic group A Neisseria meningitidis strain. Lancet 1989 ; ii: 260-3.
7. Guibourdenche M, Høiby EA, Riou JY, Varaine F, Joguet C, Caugant DA. Epidemic of serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis of subgroup III in Africa, 1989-1994. Epidemiol Infect 1996; 116: 115-20.
8. Merlin M, Martet G, Debonne JM, et al. Contrôle d'une épidémie de méningite à méningocoque en Afrique centrale. Cahiers Santé 1996 ; 6: 87-95.
9. OMS. La méningite cérébro-spinale en Afrique. Rel Epidémiol Hebdo 1996; 41: 311-2.
10. Gold R, Lepow ML, Goldschneider I, Draper TL, Gotschlich EC. Clinical evaluation of group A and group C meningococcal polysaccharide vaccines in infants. J Clin Invest 1975; 56: 1536-7.
11. Wahdan MH, Rizk F, El-Akkad AM, et al. A controlled field trial of a serogroup A meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine. Bull WHO 1973; 48: 667-73.
12. Reingold AL, Hightower AW, Bolan GA, et al. Age-specific differences in duration of clinical protection after vaccination with meningococcal polysaccharide A vaccine. Lancet 1985 ; ii: 114-8.
13. Twumasi PA, Kumah S, Leach A, et al. A trial of group A plus group C meningococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine in African infants. J Infec Dis 1995; 171 : 632-8.
14. Rey M, Ouedraougo L, Saliou P, Perino L. Traitement minute de la méningite cérébro-spinale épidémique par injection intramusculaire unique de chloramphénicol (suspension huileuse). Med Mal Infec 1976; 6: 120-4.
15. Moore PS, Toole MJ, Nieburg P, Waldman RJ, Broome CV. Surveillance and control of meningococcal meningitis epidemics in refugee populations. Bull WHO 1990 ; 68 : 587-96.
16. Varaine F, Caugant DA, Riou JY, et al. Meningitis outbreaks and vaccination strategy. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1997 ;91: 3-7.