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Analysis of a meningococcal meningitis outbreak in Niger – potential effectiveness of reactive prophylaxis
BACKGROUND: Seasonal epidemics of bacterial meningitis in the African Meningitis Belt carry a high burden of disease and mortality. Reactive mass vaccination is used as a control measure during epidemics, but the time taken to gain immunity from the vaccine reduces the flexibility and effectiveness...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6428357/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30856166 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007077 |