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Table 1 Surveillance of suspected meningitis in six sanitary districts in Burkina Faso, 2004-2008.

From: Definition and characterization of localised meningitis epidemics in Burkina Faso: a longitudinal retrospective study

  

District level

Health center level

Year

District

Population size in 1000 (number of HC)

Official epidemic declaration

Annual incidence per 100 (case count)

Peak WIR

HC population size in 1000

Number of HC with localised epidemics*

Annual incidence per 100 in HC with localised epidemics †

Annual incidence per 100 in HC without localised epidemics †

2004

         
 

Dandé

213.3 (21)

No

0.04 (83)

4

9.4 (1.8-22.3)

0

na

na

 

Houndé

205.3 (25)

No

0.03 (64)

5

8.4 (3.0-26.3)

0

na

na

 

Secteur 15

351.5 (31)

No

0.04 (153)

4

6.7 (1.5-50.3)

0

na

na

2005

       

na

na

 

Dandé

219.7 (21)

No

0.03 (72)

5

9.7 (1.8-23.0)

0

na

na

 

Houndé

212.8 (25)

No

0.02 (35)

2

8.7 (3.1-27.2)

0

na

na

 

Orodara

244.5 (35)

No

0.04 (106)

4

6.3 (1.1-19.3)

2

0.94 (0.84-1.04)

0.01 (0-0.18)

 

Secteur 15

367.7 (32)

No

0.02 (89)

3

6.9 (1.5-53.4)

0

na

na

 

Secteur 22

405.9 (21)

No

0.004 (17)

1

12.8 (2.2-76.0)

0

na

na

2006

       

na

na

 

Boulsa

269.1 (30)

Yes

0.10 (255)

12

9.9 (3.5-18.3)

0

na

na

 

Dandé

225.6 (22)

Yes

0.12 (275)

23

9.5 (1.9-21.5)

2

0.68 (0.49-0.87)

0.08 (0-0.33)

 

Houndé

220.2 (25)

Yes

0.25 (555)

53

9.0 (3.2-28.2)

8

0.60 (0.31-1.11)

0.14 (0.01-0.38)

 

Orodara

269.9 (40)

No

0.05 (132)

9

5.9 (1.1-19.9)

0

na

na

 

Secteur 15

384.8 (34)

Yes

0.57 (2182)

83

6.1 (1.57-6.6)

10

1.44 (0.32-7.42)

0.13 (0.02-0.49)

 

Secteur 22

431.2 (23)

No

0.04 (163)

8

12.7 (2.3-80.5)

0

na

na

2007

         
 

Boulsa

272.9 (30)

Yes

0.14 (387)

20

10.0 (3.6-18.6)

2

0.91 (0.53-1.30)

0.08 (0.0-1.30)

 

Dandé

232.2 (24)

Yes

0.08 (196)

16

9.2 (2.0-22.1)

1

0.33

0.03 (0-0.29)

 

Houndé

227.8 (28)

Yes

0.09 (196)

9

7.9 (3.3-18.0)

1

0.59

0.03 (0-0.49)

 

Orodara

278.2 (40)

Yes

0.17 (467)

37

6.1 (1.1-20.5)

3

0.45 (0.32-2.05)

0.02 (0-0.45)

 

Secteur 15

388.5 (34)

No

0.05 (181)

6

6.3 (1.6-60.0)

0

na

na

 

Secteur 22

454.2 (25)

No

0.03 (140)

4

12.9 (2.0-72.7)

0

na

na

2008

         
 

Boulsa

272.7 (30)

Yes

0.14 (372)

29

10.1 (3.6-18.9)

2

1.12 (0.82-1.41)

0.07 (0.0-1.41)

 

Dandé

239.1 (24)

No

0.04 (97)

5

9.5 (2.1-22.8)

0

na

na

 

Houndé

235.6 (28)

Yes

0.11 (267)

22

8.2 (3.5-18.7)

0

na

na

 

Orodara

286.9 (43)

Yes

0.08 (241)

12

5.64 (1.2-18.7)

1

2.93

0.02 (0-0.32)

 

Secteur 15

412.3 (35)

Yes

0.04 (154)

21

6.60 (1.7-63.6)

0

na

na

 

Secteur 22

478.6 (25)

No

0.03 (121)

6

13.5 (2.0-77.1)

0

na

na

  1. Population and incidence in 26 surveyed districts years at the district level and at the health centre level. If not indicated otherwise, the health centre level columns show median (range).
  2. Peak WIR, highest weekly incidence rate (per 100,000) observed during a given year
  3. HC, health centers
  4. na, not applicable
  5. * A localised epidemic (LE) was defined at the health centre level as 75 suspected meningitis cases reported per 100,000 inhabitants during at least two consecutive weeks, with a minimum of five cases within at least one week.
  6. † In all district years, the annual incidences between health centres with and without localised epidemic differed significantly (P < 0.001, Poisson model).