%0 Journal Article
%T Analysis of meningitis outbreak data, Jaman North District, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana.
%A Dartey BK
%A Afreh OK
%A Teviu E
%A Khumalo G
%A Letsa T
%A Issah K
%A Opoku S
%A Iddrissah F
%A Nortey P
%J Ghana Med J
%V 54
%N 2
%D Jun 2020
%M 33536669
暂无%R 10.4314/gmj.v54i2s.9
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Descriptive analysis of meningitis outbreak in Jaman North districts of Brong Ahafo Region.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Descriptive secondary data analysis.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>records of meningitis cases were extracted from case-based forms and line list.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The source and pattern of outbreak.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A total of 367 suspected cases with 44 confirmed were recorded from Jaman North during the period of January to March 2016. The mean age of those affected was 58 ± 13 years. The case fatality rate was 0.82% and the proportion of males to females was 1:1.3 (160/207). The age group most affected was 15-29 years (54.7%) and the least was 45-49 years (3.0%). Streptococcus pneumoniae formed 77.3% of confirmed cases whilst Neisseria meningitides was 20.5%. Cases with Neisseria meningitides came from a border town in La Cote d'Ivoire.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A protracted propagated meningitis outbreak occurred; and the predominant bacteria strain among confirmed cases was Streptococcus pneumoniae. Cases were mainly females and the most vulnerable group were people aged 15-29 years.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>This work was funded by the authors. Author BKD was sponsored under CDC (Frontline FETP)-CDC CoAg 6NU2GGH001876.