Analysing Spatio-Temporal Clustering of Meningococcal Meningitis Outbreaks in Niger Reveals Opportunities for Improved Disease Control

BACKGROUND: Meningococcal meningitis is a major health problem in the “African Meningitis Belt” where recurrent epidemics occur during the hot, dry season. In Niger, a central country belonging to the Meningitis Belt, reported meningitis cases varied between 1,000 and 13,000 from 2003 to 2009, with...

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Autores principales: Paireau, Juliette, Girond, Florian, Collard, Jean-Marc, Maïnassara, Halima B., Jusot, Jean-François
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3308932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22448297
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001577

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3308932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22448297
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001577

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