Spatial epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in the Upper West Region of Ghana: Analysis of disease surveillance data 2018–2020
Background: The use of a Geographic Information System in identifying meningitis hotspots in the Upper West Region (UWR) remains underutilized, making spatial targeting of meningitis hotspots difficult. We therefore utilized surveillance data enabled with GIS technology to target meningitis outbreak...
Main Authors: | Musah Ali, Asori Moses, Emmanuel Kweku Nakua, Damien Punguyire, Benjamin Spears Ngmekpele Cheabu, Patrick Mawupemor Avevor, Kassim Abdul Basit |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-11-01
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Series: | Clinical Infection in Practice |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170222000280 |
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