An evaluation of emerging vaccines for childhood meningococcal disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Meningococcal meningitis is a major cause of disease worldwide, with frequent epidemics particularly affecting an area of sub-Saharan Africa known as the “meningitis belt”. <it>Neisseria meningitidis</it> group A (MenA) i...

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Main Authors: Nelson Christopher B, El Arifeen Shams, Zhang Jian Shayne F, Johnson Hope L, Luksic Ivana, Falconer Rachel, Zgaga Lina, Nair Harish, Theodoratou Evropi, Huda Tanvir, Choudhuri Debajeet, Borrow Ray, Campbell Harry, Rudan Igor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/S3/S29