Meningitis epidemics shift in sub-Saharan belt

Shi Zhao; Qianying Lin; Daihai He; Lewi Stone

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2018.01.020

Meningitis epidemics shift in sub-Saharan belt

Shi Zhao, Qianying Lin, Daihai He, Lewi Stone

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Abstract

Meningococcal meningitis (MCM) poses a serious threat to public health in Africa. Epidemics appear irregularly every 5–12 years, especially in the regions across sub-Saharan ‘meningitis belt’. This study investigated the long-term spatiotemporal dynamics of MCM. It appears that dominant epidemic outbreaks in the meningitis belt spread from west to east over the study period 2006–2016.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	79-82
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	68
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2018.01.020
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2018

Keywords

Epidemics
Meningococcal meningitis
Spatio-temporal pattern
Sub-Saharan belt

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

UN SDGs

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10.1016/j.ijid.2018.01.020

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