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How Do Climatic Factors Directly Influence the Incidence and Risk of Meningococcal Meningitis Across the African Meningitis Belt? A Narrative Literature Review. [PDF]

open access: yesGeohealth
Abstract Globally, the highest incidence of meningococcal meningitis occurs within the African meningitis belt, spanning 26 countries across sub‐Saharan Africa. Meningococcal meningitis incidence is highly seasonal in this region specifically, with outbreaks mostly occurring during the dry season, characterized by low rainfall and atmospheric humidity,
Cliff M   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Meningococcal disease in children in Merseyside, England : a 31 year descriptive study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Meningococcal disease (MCD) is the leading infectious cause of death in early childhood in the United Kingdom, making it a public health priority. MCD most commonly presents as meningococcal meningitis (MM), septicaemia (MS), or as a combination of the ...
Hart, C. Anthony   +12 more
core   +6 more sources

Potential Coverage of the 4CMenB Vaccine against Invasive Serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis Isolated from 2009 to 2013 in the Republic of Ireland

open access: yesmSphere, 2018
Neisseria meningitidis is a common cause of bacterial meningitis in children and young adults worldwide. The 4CMenB vaccine (Bexsero), developed to combat meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) disease, contains subcapsular antigens that may induce immunity ...
Robert M. Mulhall   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Meningococcal and pneumococcal meningitis in Northern Ghana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Despite improvements in technology, treatments and understanding of how bacterial meningitis develops, the disease remains a potentially life-threatening emergency capable of causing significant morbidity and mortality. N. meningitidis, S.
Forgor, Abdulai Adams
core   +1 more source

MENINGOCOCCIC CARRIERS AND MENINGITIS [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1919
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Fildes, P., L., Baker S.
openaire   +2 more sources

Continuing effectiveness of serogroup A meningococcal conjugate vaccine, Chad, 2013. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In 2011, vaccination with a serogroup A meningococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine was implemented in 3 of 23 regions in Chad. Cases of meningitis declined dramatically in vaccinated areas, but an epidemic continued in the rest of Chad.
Greenwood, Brian M   +35 more
core   +1 more source

Environmental risk and meningitis epidemics in Africa. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Epidemics of meningococcal meningitis occur in areas with particular environmental characteristics. We present evidence that the relationship between the environment and the location of these epidemics is quantifiable and propose a model based on ...
Stephen J. Connor   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Investigating the aetiology of and evaluating the impact of the Men C vaccination programme on probable meningococcal disease in England and Wales. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The aims were to (1) investigate the aetiology of probable meningococcal disease, where a clinical diagnosis is made in the absence of laboratory data, and (2) evaluate the impact of the Men C vaccination programme in England and Wales.
Davison, KL   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Current status and challenges of meningococcal vaccines development in China

open access: yesZhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2022
Vaccination is the most effective and economical way to prevent meningococcal meningitis. In the past few decades, with widespread use of meningococcal vaccines, the incidence of meningococcal meningitis has dropped significantly. There are some vaccines
Ying-hua XU, Ya-nan LI, Qiang YE
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular epidemiology of meningococcal disease in Northern Ghana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Meningococcal disease remains a major public health concern, especially in the African Meningitis Belt where large meningitis epidemics with attack rates of up to 500/100,000 recur every 8-12 years.
Gagneux, Sébastien
core   +1 more source

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