Modelling meningococcal meningitis in the African meningitis belt

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 897-905

  Irving, T J ^a   Blyuss, K B ^b   Colijn, C ^a   Trotter, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemics; infectious disease; mathematical modelling; meningitis; meningococcal disease

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STEADY STATE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CARRIER STATE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEASONS;

EID: 84859336757     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811001385     Document Type: Article

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