An overview of bacterial meningitis epidemics in Africa from 1928 to 2018 with a focus on epidemics “outside-the-belt”

BACKGROUND: Bacterial meningitis occurs worldwide but Africa remains the most affected continent, especially in the "Meningitis belt" that extends from Senegal to Ethiopia. Three main bacteria are responsible for causing bacterial meningitis, i.e., N. meningitidis (Nm), S. pneumoniae and H...

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Autores principales: Mazamay, Serge, Guégan, Jean-François, Diallo, Neby, Bompangue, Didier, Bokabo, Eric, Muyembe, Jean-Jacques, Taty, Nadège, Vita, Tonton Paul, Broutin, Hélène
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8485505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34592937
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06724-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8485505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34592937
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06724-1

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