warning 7 events A30-A49 • AFR

Meningococcal meningitis in Burkina Faso

Meningococcal meningitis has 7 WHO-tracked outbreak events in Burkina Faso between 2003 and 2013.

Meningococcal meningitis · Burkina Faso · 7 WHO events across 7 calendar years (2003–2013).

Event log

Year DON ID ICD-10 ICD-11
2013 DON1747 A390 1C1C
2012 DON1644, DON1637 A390 1C1C
2008 DON1294 A390 1C1C
2007 DON1212, DON1203 A390 1C1C
2006 DON1096 A390 1C1C
2004 DON0860 A390 1C1C
2003 DON0671, DON0657 A390 1C1C

Annual cadence

Year Events
2013 1
2012 1
2008 1
2007 1
2006 1
2004 1
2003 1

Most active year: 2013 with 1 event.
Quiet years with no events: 4.

Position within the disease

  • Burkina Faso is rank #3 of 36 for this disease.
  • The country sits in the WHO AFR region.
  • Last reported event: 2013 (13 years ago).

Regional peers (AFR)

24 countries in this region report this disease. Median event count: 2.

Country Events
Burkina Faso 7
Niger 7
Nigeria 7
Chad 6
Congo Democratic Republic of the 4
Ethiopia 4
Benin 4
Mali 3

How this disease ranks among Burkina Faso’s threats

Meningococcal meningitis is rank #1 of 9 diseases reported by Burkina Faso to the WHO. The full country profile is at the Burkina Faso Hub.

Outbreak Events

7

First Reported

2003

Latest Reported

2013

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Country

Burkina Faso • AFR