Meningitis epidemics shift in sub-Saharan belt.

Authors :: Zhao S
Lin Q
He D
Stone L
Source :: International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases [Int J Infect Dis] 2018 Mar; Vol. 68, pp. 79-82. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Mar 01.
Publication Year :: 2018
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.<br /> (Copyright © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Africa South of the Sahara epidemiology
Humans
Meningitis, Meningococcal prevention & control
Meningococcal Vaccines therapeutic use
Public Health
Spatio-Temporal Analysis
Disease Outbreaks
Meningitis, Meningococcal epidemiology

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1878-3511
Volume :: 68
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 29408359
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2018.01.020