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

I Parent du Châtelet; P Barboza; M K Taha

doi:10.2807/ese.17.21.20181-en

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W135 invasive meningococcal infections imported from Sub-Saharan Africa to France, January to April 2012
I Parent du Châtelet¹ , P Barboza¹ , M K Taha²
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Affiliations: 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 Châtelet I, Barboza P, Taha M K. W135 invasive meningococcal infections imported from Sub-Saharan Africa to France, January to April 2012. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(21):pii=20181. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.21.20181-en Received: 14 May 2012

Abstract

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.