Euro Surveill. W135 invasive meningococcal infections imported from Sub-Saharan Africa to France, January to April 2012

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[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]

Eurosurveillance, Volume 17, Issue 21, 24 May 2012

Rapid communications

W135 invasive meningococcal infections imported from Sub-Saharan Africa to France, January to April 2012

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I Parent du Ch?telet ()<SUP>1</SUP>, P Barboza<SUP>1</SUP>, M K Taha<SUP>2</SUP>

1. French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (Institut de veille sanitaire -InVS), Saint-Maurice, France
2. National Reference Center for Meningococci, Institut Pasteur, Paris France

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Citation style for this article: Parent du Ch?telet I, Barboza P, Taha MK. W135 invasive meningococcal infections imported from Sub-Saharan Africa to France, January to April 2012. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(21)ii=20181. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20181
Date of submission: 14 May 2012 <HR>From January to April 2012, 16 cases of W135 invasive meningococcal infection were reported in France. Of these, eight were linked to a recent travel history to Sub-Saharan Africa. These cases were reported in France concomitantly with the meningitis epidemic season in Sub-Saharan Africa. Considering the high number of travellers between France and West-African countries belonging to the so-called meningitis belt, the French recommendations for travellers stress the importance of vaccination before travelling to these countries.
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