Table 1.
Incidence and case-fatality rates of meningococcal disease, with serogroup specific information, if available, in several countries in Latin America (arranged by country and year)
| Ref. | Region | Year of observation | Incidence | CFR | Serogroup information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | |||||
| [67] | Mexico | 1993–2003 | Low incidence | NR | NR |
| [68] | Mexico | 1990–2004 | 0–78 cases/year | NR | NR |
| [26] | Mexico | 1990–2002 | 0–73 cases/year | NR | NR |
| 2003–2008 | 52–82 cases/year | NR | NR | ||
| Cuba | |||||
| [69] | Cuba | 0·3–0·7/100 000 | 0–10·5% | NR | |
| [32] | Cuba | 1983 | 14·4/100 000 | NR | 100% B |
| 1992 | 1·4/100 000 | ||||
| Panama | |||||
| [70] | Panama | 1990 | 4·6/100 000 | NR | NR |
| 2008 | 1/100 000 | NR | NR | ||
| Costa Rica | |||||
| [45] | Costa Rica | 1970–1973 | 2·4–7·8/100 000 | 11–18% | NR |
| Brazil | |||||
| North | |||||
| [71] | Manaus, Amazonas | 1998–2002 | 7·8/100 000 | 14% | 2002: 78·2% B, 7·2% C |
| North-East | |||||
| [72] | Salvador (Bahia) | 1996–2001 | 1·24–2·23/100 000 | 8% | 82% B, 16% C, 2% W135, 0·3% Y |
| South | |||||
| [73] | Rio Grande do Sul | 1995–2003 | 1·8–3·5/100 000 | 17% | 79% B, 14·1% C, 6·2% W135, 0·7% Other |
| [55] | Rio Grande do Sul | 2003–2005 | 1·54/100 000 | NR | 64% B, 18% C, 17% W135, 1% Y |
| [74] | Santa Catarina | 1988–1991 | 1·8–5·4/100 000 | 19·6% | 1989–1990 B epidemic |
| [15] | Santa Catarina | 1971–1975 (epidemic) | 9·6/100 000 | 21·1% | NR |
| 1976–1985 (endemic) | 3·2/100 000 | 20·6% | 1981–1985: B 83·9%, C 2·1%, Other 14% | ||
| 1986–2000 (epidemic) | 7·4/100 000 | 15·2% | B 69·1%, C 27·7%, Other 3·2% | ||
| [47] | Curitiba | 1989 | 2·14/100 000 | NR | B 70·6%, C 23·5%, Other 5·9% |
| Parana | 1990 | 10·45/100 000 | Epidemic of B 17·9%, C 82·1%, Other 0% | ||
| 1991 | 6·5/100 000 | NR | B 29·3%, C 70·7%, Other 0% | ||
| South-East | |||||
| [33] | Sao Paulo | 1977 | 3·3/100 000 | NR | NR |
| 1982 | 1·05/100 000 | NR | NR | ||
| 1990 | 5·4/100 000 | NR | NR | ||
| [46] | Sao Paulo | Overall 11·3/100 000 | 9·2% | ||
| [25] | Sao Paulo | 1920–26 (epidemic) | 4·7–12·2/100 000 | NR | NR |
| 1945–51 (epidemic) | 4·6–24·2/100 000 | NR | NR | ||
| 1971–76 (epidemic) | 5·9–180/100 000 | NR | NR | ||
| 1988–2000 (epidemic) | 4·4–8·25/100 000 | NR | NR | ||
| [75] | Sao Paulo | 1958–19676 | NR | 19·1% | NR |
| 1968–1972 | 13·7% | NR | |||
| 1958–1972 (total) | 15·3% | NR | |||
| [76] | Campinas Sao Paulo | 1993–1998 | NR | 17·3% | |
| [77] | Rio de Janeiro | 1976–1979 (post- epidemic) | 3·51/100 000 | 18·4% | A 63·4%, B 4·9%, C 31·7% |
| 1980–1986 (Endemic) | 1·67/100 000 | 16·2% | A 38·3%, B 44·4%, C 17·3% | ||
| 1987–1994 (Epidemic) | 6·53/100 000 | 16·4% | A 1·1%, B 80·1%, C 18·8% | ||
| [50] | Whole country | 2000–2010 | 2·52–1·36/100 000 | 20% | NR |
| Colombia | |||||
| [78] | Colombia | 1995–1998 | 0·6–0·8/100 000 | NR | NR |
| Uruguay | |||||
| [19] | Canelones | 2000–2001 | 1·5/1 000 000 | 27% (epidemic) | NR |
| 2001–2002 | 3·4/100 000 | NR | NR | ||
| After vaccination | 1·8/100 000 | 12·5% | NR | ||
| Montevideo | 2000–2001 | 1·5/1 000 000 | 5% | NR | |
| 2001–2002 | 2·3/100 000 | 10% | NR | ||
| After vaccination | 1·8/100 000 | 4·5% | NR | ||
| Argentina | |||||
| [79] | Argentina | 1990–2003 | 0·6–2·9/100 000 | NR | NR |
| [80] | Argentina | (not specified) | 0·7/100 000 | NR | NR |
| Chile | |||||
| [14] | Iquique | 1979–1987 | Attack rate >20/ 100 000/year during serogroup B outbreak | 5·7% | NR |
| [81] | Santiago | 1994 | 1993: 5·9/100 000 (epidemic) | NR | NR |
| [58] | Chile | 2009 | 0·6/100 000 | 8·9% | NR |
CFR, Case-fatality rate; NR, not recorded.