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Characterization of vaccine antigens of meningococcal serogroup W isolates from Ghana and Burkina Faso from 2003 to 2009 [PDF]
, 2014 Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of bacterial meningitis and a considerable health problem in the 25 countries of the 'African Meningitis Belt' that extends from Senegal in West Africa to Ethiopia in the East.
Calman MacLennan +11 more
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Meningitis epidemics shift in sub-Saharan belt
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 Meningococcal meningitis (MCM) poses a serious threat to public health in Africa. Epidemics appear irregularly every 5–12 years, especially in the regions across sub-Saharan ‘meningitis belt’. This study investigated the long-term spatiotemporal dynamics
Shi Zhao +3 more
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Meningococcic Meningitis [PDF]
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1920 n ...
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Spatial dynamics of meningococcal meningitis in Niger: observed patterns in comparison with measles [PDF]
, 2011 SUMMARYThroughout the African meningitis belt, meningococcal meningitis outbreaks occur only during the dry season. Measles in Niger exhibits similar seasonality, where increased population density during the dry season probably escalates measles ...
N. BHARTI +22 more
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Acute myelopathy with sudden paraplegia as the sole manifestation of meningococcal meningitis
Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2010 Acute myelopathy with sudden paraplegia is a very rare manifestation of meningococcal meningitis, with only a few cases reported in the literature.
Wanis H. Ibrahim +4 more
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Meningococcal disease and meningitis
Jornal de Pediatria, 2007 To review the literature relevant to diagnosis and management of meningococcal disease (MD).Non-systematic review of medical literature through the MEDLINE database using the terms meningococcal, septic shock, diagnosis, and treatment. Articles were selected according to their relevance to the objective of the study and according to the authors ...
Ricardo G, Branco +2 more
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Comparing laboratory surveillance with the notifiable diseases surveillance system in South Africa
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017 Objective: The aim of this study was to compare laboratory surveillance with the notifiable diseases surveillance system (NDSS) in South Africa. Methods: Data on three tracer notifiable diseases – measles, meningococcal meningitis, and typhoid – were ...
F.G. Benson +3 more
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Clinical Case of Repeated Generalized Infection and Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child
Педиатрическая фармакология, 2021 Background. Meningococcal disease is socially significant, deadly infectious disease characterized by severe and unpredictable course. Clinical case description.
Mariya S. Vedyashkina +3 more
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Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Well‐Defined α(2,8)‐ and α(2,9)‐Linked Oligosialosides
Angewandte Chemie, Volume 138, Issue 36, 1 September 2026.Well‐defined α(2,8)‐ and α(2,9)‐linked oligosialic acids of different lengths can be prepared by employing recombinant bacterial polysialyltransferases in combination with chemically modified CMP‐Neu5Ac derivatives. After transfer, a sialoside is formed bearing an artificial entity, which blocks further glycosylation.
Jelle A. Fok +4 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2007 Visando avaliar formas clínicas da doença meningocócica, foram revistos 201 casos diagnosticados como doença meningocócica, em Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal Fluminense; durante o período de 1971 a 1996, dos quais 185 preencheram os ...
Nádia Stella-Silva +2 more
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