Volume 13, Number 6—June 2007
Dispatch
Meningitis Serogroup W135 Outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002
Nicolas Nathan*1, Angela M.C. Rose*, Dominique Legros*, Sylvestre R.M. Tiendrebeogo†, Catherine Bachy*, Egil Bjørløw‡§, Peter Firmenich¶, Philippe J. Guerin*
, and Dominique A. Caugant§#
, and Dominique A. Caugant§#Table 2
Characteristics of patients with confirmed cases of infection with Neisseria meningitidis W135, Pissy District, Burkina Faso, Apr–May 2002 (n = 31)
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age group, y | |
| <1 | 1 (3) |
| 1–4 | 16 (52) |
| 5–14 | 13 (42) |
| 15–30 | 1 (3) |
| Male sex | 19 (61) |
| Symptom onset, d* | |
| <1 | 2 (7) |
| 1–2 | 18 (60) |
| 3–4 | 10 (33) |
| Received antimicrobial drug† | 25 (89) |
| Temperature, °C* | |
| <38 | 8 (27) |
| 38.1–39.9 | 12 (40) |
| >40 | 10 (33) |
| Other clinical signs | |
| Headache | 21 (70) |
| Vomiting | 22 (73) |
| Anorexia | 22 (73) |
| Stiff neck | 16 (53) |
| Fever, stiff neck, and headache | 10 (33) |
*Data missing for 1 case-patient.
†Data missing for 3 case-patients.
