Molecular characterization of invasive meningococcal isolates from countries in the African meningitis belt before introduction of a serogroup A conjugate vaccine.

Molecular characterization of invasive meningococcal isolates from countries in the African meningitis belt before introduction of a serogroup A conjugate vaccine.

BACKGROUND: The serogroup A conjugate meningococcal vaccine, MenAfriVac, was introduced in mass vaccination campaigns in December 2010 in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. In the coming years, vaccination will be extended to other African countries at risk of epidemics. To document the molecular charact...

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Main Authors: Dominique A Caugant, Paul A Kristiansen, Xin Wang, Leonard W Mayer, Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Rasmata Ouédraogo, Denis Kandolo, Flabou Bougoudogo, Samba Sow, Laurence Bonte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3459830?pdf=render

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