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February 3, 2007Clinical Infectious Diseases235 citationsOpen Access

Meningococcal Meningitis: Unprecedented Incidence of Serogroup X--Related Cases in 2006 in Niger

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PBP. BoisierPNPierre NicolasSDS. Djibo

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This is, to our knowledge, the first report of such a high incidence of NmX meningitis, although an unusually high incidence of NmX meningitis was also observed in the 1990s in Niamey. The increasing incidence of NmX meningitis is worrisome, because no vaccine has been developed against this serogroup. Countries in the African meningitis belt must prepare to face this potential new challenge.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69df19aad5404a0bea591ecfhttps://doi.org/10.1086/511646
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