Preventive immunisation could reduce the risk of meningococcal epidemics in the African meningitis belt

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 505-510

  Chippaux, J P ^a,b   Campagne, G ^c,d   Djibo, S ^c   Cisse L ^c   Hassane, A ^e   Kanta, I ^e  

^a Ctr de Rech sur les M et les S   (Niger)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c Centre de Recherche Medicale et Sanitaire Niamey   (Niger)

^d Maternite Centrale   (Niger)

^e Serv Natl d'Information Sanitaire   (Niger)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; VACCINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MENINGOCOCCUS; NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0032876111     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1999.11813450     Document Type: Article

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