The meningitis outbreak returns to Niger: Concern, efforts, challenges, and recommendations by Olivier Sibomana, Clyde Moono Hakayuwa

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Socioepidemiological macro-determinants associated with the cumulative incidence of bacterial meningitis: A focus on the African Meningitis Belt by Gabriel D. Pinilla-Monsalve, Gabriel D. Pinilla-Monsalve, Gabriel D. Pinilla-Monsalve, Natalia Llanos-Leyton, Natalia Llanos-Leyton, Maria Camila González, Edgar Fabian Manrique-Hernández, Juan José Rey-Serrano, Jairo Alonso Quiñones-Bautista, Jairo Alonso Quiñones-Bautista

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Haemophilus influenzae Type b Meningitis in Children, Eritrea by Durgadas G. Naik, Melles Seyoum

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Vaccine prevention of meningococcal disease in Africa: Major advances, remaining challenges by Mustapha M. Mustapha, Lee H. Harrison

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Prevalence and epidemiology of meningococcal carriage in Southern Ethiopia prior to implementation of MenAfriVac, a conjugate vaccine by Guro K. Bårnes, Paul A. Kristiansen, Demissew Beyene, Bereket Workalemahu, Paulos Fissiha, Behailu Merdekios, Jon Bohlin, Marie-Pierre Préziosi, Abraham Aseffa, Dominique A. Caugant

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Present situation of bacterial neuroinfections across the globe – review by Krzysztof Bielewicz, Karolina Ryba, Anna Karaś, Kinga Kawałko, Kamil Pondel

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Whole genome sequencing reveals within-host genetic changes in paired meningococcal carriage isolates from Ethiopia by Guro K. Bårnes, Ola Brønstad Brynildsrud, Bente Børud, Bereket Workalemahu, Paul A. Kristiansen, Demissew Beyene, Abraham Aseffa, Dominique A. Caugant

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Safety and immunogenicity of quadrivalent meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine (MPV ACYW135) compared with quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Menactra®) in Malian childr... by Samba O. Sow, Milagritos D. Tapia, Fadima Cheick Haidara, Fatoumata Diallo, Youssouf Traore, Awa Traoré, Mamoudou Kodio, Ray Borrow, Kelly Townsend-Payne, Lin Yuan, Shuyuan Yang, Lei Shi, Jingjing Chen, Guoliang Fang, Jianxiang Lin, Ruoyu Hu, Simonetta Viviani, Zhen Huang

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Meningococcal A conjugate vaccine coverage in the meningitis belt of Africa from 2010 to 2021: a modelling studyResearch in context by Rose G. Bender, Jasmine Shen, Aleksandr Aravkin, André Arsène Bita Fouda, Ado M. Bwaka, Natalie C. Galles, Emily Haeuser, Simon I. Hay, Anderson Latt, Jason M. Mwenda, Emma L.B. Rogowski, Alyssa N. Sbarra, Reed J.D. Sorensen, Avina Vongpradith, Claire Wright, Peng Zheng, Jonathan F. Mosser, Hmwe H. Kyu

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Whole-Genome Characterization of Epidemic Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C and Resurgence of Serogroup W, Niger, 2015 by Cecilia B. Kretz, Adam C. Retchless, Fati Sidikou, Bassira Issaka, Sani Ousmane, Stephanie Schwartz, Ashley H. Tate, Assimawè Pana, Berthe-Marie Njanpop-Lafourcade, Innocent Nzeyimana, Ricardo Obama Nse, Ala-Eddine Deghmane, Eva Hong, Ola Brønstad Brynildsrud, Ryan T. Novak, Sarah A. Meyer, Odile Ouwe Missi Oukem-Boyer, Olivier Ronveaux, Dominique A. Caugant, Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Xin Wang

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Expansion of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Clonal Complex 10217 during Meningitis Outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2019 by Joann F. Kekeisen-Chen, Felix T. Tarbangdo, Shalabh Sharma, Daya Marasini, Henju Marjuki, Janelle L. Kibler, Heather E. Reese, Seydou Ouattara, Flavien H. Ake, Issaka Yameogo, Issa Ouedraogo, Emmanuel Seini, Robert L. Zoma, Issa Tonde, Mahamoudou Sanou, Ryan T. Novak, Lucy A. McNamara

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Hierarchical genomic analysis of carried and invasive serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis during the 2011 epidemic in Chad by Kanny Diallo, Kadija Gamougam, Doumagoum M. Daugla, Odile B. Harrison, James E. Bray, Dominique A. Caugant, Jay Lucidarme, Caroline L. Trotter, Musa Hassan-King, James M. Stuart, Olivier Manigart, Brian M. Greenwood, Martin C. J. Maiden

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Improved sub-seasonal forecasts to support preparedness action for meningitis outbreak in Africa by Cheikh Dione, Joshua Talib, Ado M. Bwaka, André F. Kamga, André A. Bita Fouda, Linda Hirons, Anderson Latt, Elisabeth Thompson, Clement Lingani, Victor Savatia Indasi, Elijah A. Adefisan, Steve J. Woolnough

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Epidemic forecast and preparedness for explosive-cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak in Nigeria using the preventive vaccination strategy by Iseimokumo C. Peletiri, Rosemary C. Nwachukwu C. Nwachukwu, Diweni C. Peletiri, Esther Q. Onoja, Charity T. Tulagha, Ikaprite I. Igbalibo, Grace M. Ayanbimpe, Eugene I. Ikey

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A field based evaluation of adverse events following MenAfriVac, vaccine delivered in a controlled temperature chain (CTC) approach in Benin by Christoph Steffen, Evariste Tokplonou, Philippe Jaillard, Roger Dia, Marie NéDeye Bassabi Alladji, Bradford David Gessner

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