Emergence of serogroup X meningococcal disease in Africa: need for a vaccine.
Neisseria meningitidis is responsible for the seasonal burden and recurrent epidemics of meningitis in an area of sub-Saharan Africa known as the meningitis belt. Historically, the majority of the cases in the meningitis belt are caused by serogroup A meningococci. Serogroup C meningococci were resp...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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