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Eliminating Meningococcal Epidemics From the African Meningitis Belt: The Case for Advanced Prevention and Control Using Next-Generation Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccines

The introduction and rollout of a meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine, MenAfriVac, in the African meningitis belt has eliminated serogroup A meningococcal infections for >300 million Africans. However, serogroup C, W, and X meningococci continue to circulate and have been responsible for...

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Autores principales: Alderson, Mark R, LaForce, F Marc, Sobanjo-ter Meulen, Ajoke, Hwang, Angela, Preziosi, Marie-Pierre, Klugman, Keith P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6822963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31671447
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiz297