Serogroup W135 Meningococcal Disease, The Gambia, 2012
M. Jahangir Hossain

, Anna Roca, Grant A. Mackenzie, Momodou Jasseh, Mohammad Ilias Hossain, Shah Muhammad, Manjang Ahmed, Osuorah Donatus Chidiebere, Ndiaye Malick, S.M. Bilquees, Usman N. Ikumapayi, Baba Jeng, Baba Njie, Mamady Cham, Beate Kampmann, Tumani Corrah, Stephen Howie, and Umberto D’Alessandro
Author affiliations: Medical Research Council Unit, Banjul, The Gambia (M.J. Hossain, A. Roca, G.A. Mackenzie, M. Jasseh, M.I. Hossain, S. Muhammad, M. Ahmed, O.D. Chidiebere, N. Malick, S.M. Bilquees, U.N. Ikumapayi, B. Kampmann, T. Corrah, S. Howie, U. D’Alessandro); Ministry of Health, Banjul (B. Jeng, B. Njie, M. Cham); Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium (U. D’Alessandro)
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Table 1
Confirmed and suspected cases of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135, CRR and URR, The Gambia, February 1–June 25, 2012*
Health region/case-patient age group, y |
Cases, no. (%) |
Deaths, no. (%) |
2011 population† |
Cases/100,000 population |
CRR |
|
|
|
|
<1 |
62 (20) |
8 (13) |
4,216 |
1,470 |
1–4 |
138 (45) |
4 (3) |
29,470 |
468 |
5–14 |
70 (23) |
2 (3) |
66,545 |
105 |
>15 |
37 (12) |
4 (11) |
115,995 |
32 |
Total |
307 (100) |
18 (6) |
216,227 |
142 |
URR |
|
|
|
|
<1 |
47 (29) |
10 (21) |
4,086 |
1,150 |
1–4 |
70 (43) |
5 (7) |
27,564 |
254 |
5–14 |
36 (22) |
2 (6) |
64,014 |
56 |
>15 |
9 (6) |
1 (11) |
111,663 |
8 |
Total |
162 (100) |
18 (11) |
207,327 |
78 |
CRR and URR |
|
|
|
|
<1 |
109 (23) |
18 |
8,302 |
1,312 |
1–4 |
208 (44) |
9 |
57,034 |
364 |
5–14 |
106 (23) |
4 (4) |
130,560 |
81 |
>15 |
46 (10) |
5 (11) |
227,658 |
20 |
Total |
469 (100) |
36 (8) |
423,554 |
111 |
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