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

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg

Department of Microbiology, Djibouti City, Djibouti.

Published: November 2004

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.

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