Meningococcal disease in countries of the African meningitis belt, 2012: Emerging needs and future perspectives
This belt comprises 22 countries from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east and a population of over 400 million
Abstract
Every year, bacterial meningitis epidemics affect a large region of sub-Saharan Africa known as the 鈥渕eningitis belt鈥�. This zone comprises 22 countries from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east and a population of >400 million. The burden of the disease in this area is considerable, owing to hyperendemic meningococcal disease and intense recurring large-scale epidemics with annual incidence reaching 1000 case per 100000 population.
Citation
World Health Organization. (鈥�2013)鈥�. Meningococcal disease in countries of the African meningitis belt, 2012 鈥� emerging needs and future perspectives = M茅ningococcie dans les pays de la ceinture africaine de la m茅ningite (鈥�2012)鈥� 鈥� Nouveaux besoins et perspectives. Weekly Epidemiological Record = Relev茅 茅pid茅miologique hebdomadaire, 88 (鈥�12)鈥�, 129 - 136. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/242046