Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Prevalence of Group A Streptococcal emm Clusters in Africa To Inform Vaccine Development

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Prevalence of Group A Streptococcal emm Clusters in Africa To Inform Vaccine Development

Low vaccine coverage is of grave public health concern, particularly in developing countries where epidemiological data are often absent. To inform vaccine development for group A Streptococcus (GAS), we report on the epidemiology of the M protein emm clusters from GAS infections in Africa, where GA...

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Main Authors: Taariq Salie, Kelin Engel, Annesinah Moloi, Babu Muhamed, James B. Dale, Mark E. Engel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-07-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
group a streptococcus
streptococcus pyogenes
gas
m protein
emm clustering system
epidemiology
surveillance
vaccine
systematic review
strep a
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00429-20

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00429-20

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