Fig 1.
Flow diagram of the national case-based meningitis surveillance system, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.
Abbreviation: rt-PCR, real-time polymerase chain reaction. *Specimens can be tested by multiple methods.
Table 1.
National meningitis data quality and completeness indicators, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.
Fig 2.
Epidemic curve of all suspected, probable, and confirmed meningitis cases by month, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.
Table 2.
Cases reported through national meningitis surveillance by age group and etiology, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.
Table 3.
Annual incidence (cases per 100,000 persons) of suspected, probable, and confirmed meningitis, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.
Table 4.
S. pneumoniae diagnostic test results among confirmeda pneumococcal meningitis cases, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.
Table 5.
Distribution of pneumococcal serotypes by age, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.
Fig 3.
Epidemic curve of confirmed* pneumococcal meningitis cases, serotyped pneumococcal meningitis cases, PCV13-associated pneumococcal meningitis cases, and serotype 1 pneumococcal meningitis cases by month, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.
*S. pneumoniae isolated from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by culture or detected in CSF by real-time polymerase chain reaction or latex.
Fig 4.
Epidemic curve of confirmed* pneumococcal meningitis cases, serotyped pneumococcal meningitis cases, PCV13-associated pneumococcal meningitis cases, and serotype 1 pneumococcal meningitis cases among children aged <5 years, by month, Burkina Faso, 2011–2013.
*S. pneumoniae isolated from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by culture or detected in CSF by real-time polymerase chain reaction or latex.