An overview of bacterial meningitis epidemics in Africa from 1928 to 2018 with a focus on epidemics 'outside-the-belt'

Autor: Serge Mazamay, Jean-François Guégan, Neby Diallo, Didier Bompangue, Eric Bokabo, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Nadège Taty, Tonton Paul Vita, Hélène Broutin

Publikováno v: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)

Abstract Background Bacterial meningitis occurs worldwide but Africa remains the most affected continent, especially in the "Meningitis belt" that extends from Senegal to Ethiopia. Three main bacteria are responsible for causing bacterial meningitis,

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

Autor: Serge Mazamay, Hélène Broutin, Didier Bompangue, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Jean-François Guégan

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 10, p e0008634 (2020)

IntroductionBacterial 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 environment

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Towards understanding the epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis in the African meningitis belt: a multi-disciplinary overview

Autor: Lydiane Agier, Nadège Martiny, Oumy Thiongane, Judith E. Mueller, Juliette Paireau, Eleanor R. Watkins, Tom J. Irving, Thibaut Koutangni, Hélène Broutin

Publikováno v: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 54, Iss C, Pp 103-112 (2017)

Objectives: Neisseria meningitidis is the major cause of seasonal meningitis epidemics in the African meningitis belt. In the changing context of a reduction in incidence of serogroup A and an increase in incidence of serogroups W and C and of Strept

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/bf499a61dea644849e819bf1b37a3a3f

An overview of bacterial meningitis epidemics in Africa from 1928 to 2018 with a focus on epidemics 'outside-the-belt'

Autor: Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Didier Bompangue, Serge Mazamay, Eric Bokabo, Hélène Broutin, Tonton Paul Vita, Nadège Taty, Jean-François Guégan, Neby Diallo

Publikováno v: BMC Infectious Diseases
BMC Infectious Diseases, BioMed Central, 2021, 21 (1), ⟨10.1186/s12879-021-06724-1⟩
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021, 21 (1), ⟨10.1186/s12879-021-06724-1⟩
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)

Background: Bacterial meningitis occurs worldwide but Africa remains the most affected continent, especially in the "Meningitis belt" that extends from Senegal to Ethiopia. Three main bacteria are responsible for causing bacterial meningitis, i.e., N

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https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-03378298/document

Lueurs et leurres de la santé globale

Autor: Oumy Thiongane, Janice E. Graham, Hélène Broutin

Publikováno v: Anthropologie & développement. :213-234

Le projet Vaccins Meningite a permis a des millions d’Africains de disposer d’un vaccin peu couteux, le MenAfriVac®, grâce a un transfert de technologie. Les recits de la biomedecine en ont fait une histoire a succes, un mythe sociotechnique an

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https://doi.org/10.4000/anthropodev.607