Neisseria meningitidis w135 Ag:PrThr:Pt:CSF:Ord:IF

To the Editor: Neisseria meningitidis colonizes the nasopharynx of humans and can cross the epithelial barrier of the nasopharynx… Expand

Worldwide, meningococcal meningitis and sepsis cause 500,000 cases of illness and 50,000 deaths annually. The increase in global… Expand

BACKGROUND In the African meningitis belt, Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 has emerged as a cause of epidemic disease. The… Expand

In 2001 a significant proportion of cases of meningococcal meningitis toward the end of a serogroup A epidemic in Niger and… Expand

In 2002, the largest epidemic of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 occurred in Burkina Faso. The highest attack rate was in… Expand

In the sub-Saharan African meningitis belt there is a region of hyperendemic and epidemic meningitis stretching from Senegal to… Expand

BACKGROUND During the period 2001-2002, Burkina Faso reported its first meningitis epidemic due to Neisseria meningitidis (Nm… Expand

Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135, well known for a long time as a cause of isolated cases of meningococcal meningitis, has… Expand

An outbreak of disease due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 (W135) occurred in 2000 and 2001 among pilgrims returning… Expand

The annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina (Hajj) attracts more than two million pilgrims from all over the world… Expand