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Meningitis
Studies from J.E. Mueller and co-researchers in the area of meningitis published
January 20th, 2009
"To evaluate risk factors for meningococcal carriage and carriage acquisition in the African meningitis belt, comparing epidemic serogroup A (NmA) to non-epidemic serogroups. During the non-epidemic meningitis season of 2003, pharyngeal swabs were taken at five monthly visits in a representative population sample (N = 488) of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso (age 4-29 years) and analysed by culture," scientists in Paris, France report. "Standardized questionnaires were administered. In 2006, a similar study was performed in 624 individuals (age 1-39 years) during an NmA meningitis epidemic. We evaluated serogroup-specific risk factors for carriage, carriage acquisition and...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-01-20)
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