dc.contributor.author | Mutonga, DM | |
dc.contributor.author | Pimentel, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Muindi, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Nzioka, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Mutiso, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Klena, JD | |
dc.contributor.author | Morcos, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Ogaro, T | |
dc.contributor.author | Materu, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Tetteh, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Messonnier, NE | |
dc.contributor.author | Breiman, RF | |
dc.contributor.author | Feikin, DR | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-25T13:44:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 80(4), 2009, pp. 619–624 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ajtmh.org/content/80/4/619.full.pdf+html | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/39822 | |
dc.description.abstract | The epidemiology of serogroup X meningococcal meningitis in Africa is unknown. During a serogroup X
meningococcus outbreak in Kenya, case finding involved record review at health facilities and interviews with health
workers and community leaders in West Pokot district. An age- and location-matched case-control study for risk factors
was done. From December 2005 to April 2006, 82 suspect cases of meningitis were reported; the epidemic threshold was
surpassed within two administrative divisions. Most (58%) cases were 5–24 years old; the case-fatality ratio was 21%.
Serogroup X meningococcus was the most common serogroup – 5 (63%) of eight isolates serogrouped. Living in the same
compound as another case, preceding upper respiratory tract infection and cooking outside the house were significant risk
factors for disease. Serogroup X meningococcus caused an outbreak with similar epidemiology and risk factors as other
serogroups. Serogroup-specific laboratory-based surveillance for meningococcus in Africa to detect serogroup X disease
should be enhanced. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Serogroup X Meningococcal Meningitis during an Outbreak in Western Kenya, 2005–2006 | en |
dc.type | Article | en |