The environmental drivers of bacterial meningitis epidemics in the Democratic Republic of Congo, central Africa.

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Serge Mazamay (Συγγραφέας), Hélène Broutin (Συγγραφέας), Didier Bompangue (Συγγραφέας), Jean-Jacques Muyembe (Συγγραφέας), Jean-François Guégan (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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<h4>Introduction</h4>Bacterial meningitis still constitutes an important threat in Africa. In the meningitis belt, a clear seasonal pattern in the incidence of meningococcal disease during the dry season has been previously correlated with several environmental parameters like dust and s...