2018
Antibody Persistence at the Population Level 5 Years After Mass Vaccination With Meningococcal Serogroup A Conjugate Vaccine (PsA-TT) in Burkina Faso: Need for a Booster Campaign?
Yaro S, Lafourcade B, Ouangraoua S, Ouoba A, Kpoda H, Findlow H, Tall H, Seanehia J, Martin C, Ouedraogo J, Gessner B, Meda N, Borrow R, Trotter C, Mueller J. Antibody Persistence at the Population Level 5 Years After Mass Vaccination With Meningococcal Serogroup A Conjugate Vaccine (PsA-TT) in Burkina Faso: Need for a Booster Campaign? Clinical Infectious Diseases 2018, 68: 435-443. PMID: 30481265, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-vaccination levelsAge groupsBooster campaignAntibody persistenceMeningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccineSerum bactericidal antibody titersBactericidal antibody titersYounger age groupsOlder age groupsImmunoglobulin G concentrationCross-sectional surveyTime of returnDifferent age groupsConjugate vaccineAntibody titersImmune protectionGeneral populationMass vaccinationSerological surveyComplete returnOlder individualsMass campaignsBurkina FasoGeometric meanBobo-Dioulasso
2015
Meningococcal Seroepidemiology 1 Year After the PsA-TT Mass Immunization Campaign in Burkina Faso
Tall H, Yaro S, Kpoda H, Ouangraoua S, Trotter C, Lafourcade B, Findlow H, Bai X, Martin C, Nwakamma I, Ouedraogo J, Gessner B, Borrow R, Mueller J. Meningococcal Seroepidemiology 1 Year After the PsA-TT Mass Immunization Campaign in Burkina Faso. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015, 61: s540-s546. PMID: 26553686, PMCID: PMC4639492, DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialBlood Bactericidal ActivityBurkina FasoChildChild, PreschoolComplement System ProteinsFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GInfantMaleMass VaccinationMeningitis, MeningococcalMeningococcal VaccinesNeisseria meningitidis, Serogroup ARabbitsSeroepidemiologic StudiesYoung AdultConceptsAntibody titersSerum bactericidal antibody titersVaccine-eligible age groupsBactericidal antibody titersGeometric mean titersAfrican meningitis beltPopulation-level immunitySpecific antibody titersMass immunization campaignOptimal vaccination strategyImmunoglobulin G concentrationLong-term controlPsA-TTMean titersVaccine coverageProtective antibodiesMeningitis beltBlood drawVaccination strategiesImmunization campaignRabbit complementGroup AHigh seroprevalenceStandardized interviewAge groups