TY - JOUR AU - Fonkoua, Marie-Christine AU - Taha, Muhamed-Kheir AU - Nicolas, Pierre AU - Cunin, Patrick AU - Alonso, Jean-Michel AU - Bercion, Raymond AU - Musi, Jeanne AU - Martin, Paul M.V. T1 - Recent Increase in Meningitis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroups A and W135, Yaoundé, Cameroon T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2002 VL - 8 IS - 3 SP - 327 SN - 1080-6059 AB - From 1991 to 1998, Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, B, and C represented 2%-10% of strains isolated from cases of bacterial meningitis in Yaoundé. During 1999 to 2000, the percentage of meningococci reached 17%, a proportion never reported since recordkeeping began in 1984. The increase of serogroup A meningococci and the emergence of W135 strains highlight the need for increased surveillance for better diagnosis and prevention. KW - Neisseria meningitidis KW - serogroups KW - W135 KW - Africa KW - Cameroon DO - 10.3201/eid0803.010308 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/3/01-0308_article ER - End of Reference