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Emerg Infect Dis
; 21(1): 115-8, 2015 Jan.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25536336
RESUMO
In 2011, vaccination with a serogroup A meningococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine was implemented in 3 of 23 regions in Chad. Cases of meningitis declined dramatically in vaccinated areas, but an epidemic continued in the rest of Chad. In 2012, the remaining Chad population was vaccinated, and the epidemic was halted.