Neisseria meningitidisSerogroups A and W‐135: Carriage and Immunity in Burkina Faso, 2003
Author(s) -
Judith E. Mueller,
Seydou Yaro,
Yves Traoré,
Lassana Sangaré,
Zékiba Tarnagda,
BertheMarie NjanpopLafourcade,
Raymond Borrow,
Bradford D. Gessner
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/500511
Subject(s) - neisseria meningitidis , carriage , microbiology and biotechnology , titer , medicine , immunity , population , herd immunity , virology , meningococcal vaccine , meningitis , meningococcal disease , vaccination , biology , antibody , immunology , immune system , bacteria , pediatrics , environmental health , pathology , genetics
We sought to describe Neisseria meningitidis immunity and its association with pharyngeal carriage in Burkina Faso, where N. meningitidis serogroup W-135 and serogroup A disease are hyperendemic and most of the population received polysaccharide A/C vaccine during 2002.
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