Household crowding, social mixing patterns and respiratory symptoms in seven countries of the African meningitis belt.

To describe the variation in household crowding and social mixing patterns in the African meningitis belt and to assess any association with self-reported recent respiratory symptoms.In 2010, the African Meningococcal Carriage Consortium (MenAfriCar) conducted cross-sectional surveys in urban and ru...

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Main Authors: Claire F Ferraro, Caroline L Trotter, Maria C Nascimento, Jean-François Jusot, Babatunji A Omotara, Abraham Hodgson, Oumer Ali, Serge Alavo, Samba Sow, Doumagoum Moto Daugla, James M Stuart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4079295?pdf=render