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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Hospital surveillance of childhood bacterial meningitis in senegal and the introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 83, No. 6, Year 2010
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Bacterial meningitis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children living in low-resource settings. Pediatric bacterial meningitis cases < 5 years of age were identified through a regional hospital surveillance system for 3 years after introduction of routine immunization with Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine in Senegal in July 2005. Cases from the national pediatric hospital were also tracked from 2002 to 2008. The regional surveillance system recorded 1,711 suspected pediatric bacterial meningitis cases. Of 214 laboratory-confirmed cases, 108 (50%) were caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, 42 (20%) to Hib, and 13 (6%) to Neisseria meningitidis. There was a 98% reduction in the number of hospitalized Hib meningitis cases from Dakar Region in 2008 compared with 2002. The surveillance system provides important information to the Ministry of Health as they consider self-funding Hib vaccine and introducing pneumococcal vaccine. Copyright © 2010 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ba, Osseynou
Senegal, Dakar
Path Senegal Project Office
Fleming, Jessica A.
United States, Seattle
Path Seattle
Dieye, Yakou
Senegal, Dakar
Path Senegal Project Office
Mutombo, Boniface
Zambia, Lusaka
Chainama Hills College Hospital
Bâ, Mamadou Sarifou
Senegal, Dakar
Albert Royer Hospital
Cissé, Moussa Fafa
Senegal, Dakar
Albert Royer Hospital
Gaye-Diallo, Aïssatou
Senegal, Dakar
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Aristide le Dantec de Dakar
Sow, Iyane
Senegal, Dakar
Fann University Teaching Hospital
Slack, Mary Paulina Elizabeth
United Kingdom, London
Public Health England
Faye, Papa Moctar
Senegal, Dakar
Ministry of Health
Bâ, Mady
Senegal, Dakar
Epidemiologic Surveillance
Diallo, Ndiouga
Senegal, Dakar
Path Senegal Project Office
Weiss, Noel Scott
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Statistics
Citations: 18
Authors: 13
Affiliations: 10
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0346
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Senegal