Effect of reactive vaccination on meningitis epidemics in Southern Ethiopia

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Journal Article
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2007
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Cuevas, L. E.; Savory, E. C.; Hart, C. A.; Thomson, M. C.; Yassin, M. A.
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Journal of Infection
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Nov
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55
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5
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425-430
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0163-4453
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ISI:000251160300007
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Key Words: 
meningitis; epidemics; vaccination; ethiopia; africa; meningococcal meningitis; routine vaccination; africa; disease; vaccines; risk;
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Objectives: To describe the duration and seasonality of meningitis epidemics in Southern Ethiopia and estimate the proportion of cases prevented by vaccination in order to assess the efficacy of current control strategies.Methods: A descriptive study of epidemics occurring from 1999 to 2004. The number of cases reported in 24 districts undergoing vaccination campaigns was compared to 36 districts not receiving vaccines or where vaccines had been deployed in the zone.

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DOI 10.1016/j.jinf.2007.07.015