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      Epidemic meningitis surveillance in the African meningitis belt: deciding on the most appropriate approach
      5 February 2020

      Epidemic meningitis surveillance in the African meningitis belt: deciding on the most appropriate approach

      World Health Organization. (‎2014)‎. Epidemic meningitis surveillance in the African meningitis belt: deciding on the most appropriate...

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      Epidemic meningitis surveillance in the African meningitis belt
      8 January 2020

      Epidemic meningitis surveillance in the African meningitis belt

      Since 2010, the Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) A conjugate vaccine is being introduced on a large scale in countries of the African meningitis belt. It is...

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      Meningitis outbreak response in sub-Saharan Africa
      8 January 2020

      Meningitis outbreak response in sub-Saharan Africa

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      8 January 2020

      Managing meningitis epidemics in Africa

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