Epidemic forecast and preparedness for explosive-cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak in Nigeria using the preventive vaccination strategy
Background: Within the African meningitis belt, yearly outbreaks of cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM), with incidence rates of 10–100 cases per 100 000 population, are typically punctuated by explosive epidemics occurring every 8–12 years, with incidence rates that can exceed 1000 cases per 100 000 pop...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2023-11-01
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Series: | African Journal of Laboratory Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/2086 |