Outbreak of aseptic meningitis in Djibouti in the aftermath of El Niño

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2003 Sep-Oct;97(5):526-7. doi: 10.1016/s0035-9203(03)80015-9.

Abstract

At the end of 1990s, an outbreak of enteroviral meningitis in Djibouti was associated with the cocirculation of multiple serotypes. This uncommon distribution was related to the dissemination of enterically transmitted agents in the aftermath of El Nino events disturbing the Horn of Africa. Both Djiboutians and expatriate residents were infected.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Djibouti / epidemiology
  • Echovirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Hemagglutination Tests / methods
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / epidemiology*
  • Weather*