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Table 2 Serogroup/type distribution by age group and country.

From: African meningitis belt pneumococcal disease epidemiology indicates a need for an effective serotype 1 containing vaccine, including for older children and adults

Serotype

Burkina Faso

Senegal

Ghana

 

Age <

5 years

Age

5+ years

Age <

2 years

Age

2+ years

Age <

5 years

Age

5+ years

1

3 (17%)

18 (60%)

10 (9%)

90 (63%)

2 (33%)

51 (80%)

2

3 (17%)

 

15 (14%)

3 (2%)

  

3

  

6 (5%)

8 (6%)

2 (33%)

2 (3%)

5

3 (17%)

 

23 (21%)

8 (6%)

  

6A

5 (28%)

 

14 (13%)*

13 (9%)*

 

1 (2%)

6B

1 (6%)

     

7/7F

 

1 (3%)

   

1 (2%)

8

     

4 (6%)

9

  

6 (5%)

2 (1%)

  

10/10F

1 (6%)

    

1 (2%)

12A

 

1 (3%)

9 (8%)*

6 (4%)*

  

12B

 

1 (3%)

    

12F

     

2 (3%)

14

 

2 (7%)

5 (5%)

2 (1%)

2 (33%)

1 (2%)

18

  

4 (4%)

2 (1%)

  

19A

 

1 (3%)

4 (4%)*

4 (3%)*

  

19F

 

1 (3%)

    

21

1 (6%)

     

23

  

14 (13%)

5 (3%)

  

24A

1 (6%)

     

25A

 

2 (7%)

    

25F

 

2 (7%)

    

38

     

1 (2%)

NT

 

1 (3%)

    

Total

18 (100%)

30 (100%)

110 (100%)

143

6 (100%)

64 (100%)

  1. * These cells present summary data on serogroups 6, 12, and 19 as serotype specific data were not available