Outbreak of serotype W135 Neisseria meningitidis in central river region of the Gambia between February and June 2012: A hospital-based review of Paediatric cases [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Meningitis still accounts for many deaths in children especially during epidemics in countries within the African meningitis belt. Between February and May 2012, the Gambia witnessed an outbreak of meningitis in two of its six regions.
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Antibody persistence and booster responses 24-36 months after different 4CMenB vaccination schedules in infants and children: A randomised trial. [PDF]
, 2017 This phase IIIb, open-label, multicentre, extension study (NCT01894919) evaluated long-term antibody persistence and booster responses in participants who received a reduced 2 + 1 or licensed 3 + 1 meningococcal serogroup B vaccine (4CMenB)-schedule ...
Arimany, Josep Lluis +11 more
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Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Abnormalities in Children With Acute Bacterial Meningitis [PDF]
, 2021 Introduction: Bacterial meningitis (BM) is a global public health concern that results in significant morbidity and mortality. Cerebral arterial narrowing contributes to stroke in BM and may be amenable to intervention.
Ambitapio Musungufu, Davin +11 more
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Meningococcal serogroup B vaccine in Italy: state-of-art, organizational aspects and perspectives [PDF]
, 2015 Neisseria meningitidis causes severe invasive meningococcal diseases (IMDs) in humans including meningitis and septicemia, responsible for serious clinical conditions and leading to life-long disabilities and death.
Chiesa, Valentina +2 more
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'An Ill Wind that Blows No Girl Any Good': The Impacts of Climate-Induced Disease on Gender Inequality [PDF]
, 2019 Disease epidemics with climate links can worsen social inequality by increasing gender gaps in educational attainment through raising the direct and opportunity costs of investing in girls, particularly in poorer countries in the tropics.
Annan, Francis, Archibong, Belinda
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, 2005 Neisseria meningitidis is the most common cause of meningitis and causes epidemic outbreaks. One trait of N. meningitidis, which is associated with most of the currently recognized virulence determinants, is the presence of phase-variable genes that are ...
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Vaccine implementation: Alaska 2017 [PDF]
, 2017 Bacterial meningitis is a serious disease that causes permanent dysfunction or death; adolescents and young adults carry the greatest risk. The national Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has released vaccine recommendations that include
Hulstine, Amanda
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Large Outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C - Nigeria, December 2016-June 2017. [PDF]
, 2017 On February 16, 2017, the Ministry of Health in Zamfara State, in northwestern Nigeria, notified the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) of an increased number of suspected cerebrospinal meningitis (meningitis) cases reported from four local ...
Abdulaziz, Mohammed +21 more
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Incidence of pneumococcal meningitis in children less than 5 years age in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand: Review [PDF]
, 2015 Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia in children and adults, including the elderly, and is responsible for high rates of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Ahmed, Zafar. +5 more
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Spatial Distribution of Pleistocene and Holocene Faunal Remains, South Block Excavations [PDF]
, 2005 The fossil remains of mammoth and other Pleistocene fauna found along and near the escarpment of the west shore of Lima Reservoir in Centennial Valley have been the subject of field investigations since the 1980s.
Batten, David C., Hill, Christopher L.
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