Relationships between climate and year-to-year variability in meningitis outbreaks: A case study in Burkina Faso and Niger

Relationships between climate and year-to-year variability in meningitis outbreaks: A case study in Burkina Faso and Niger

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Every year, West Africa is afflicted with Meningococcal Meningitis (MCM) disease outbreaks. Although the seasonal and spatial patterns of disease cases have been shown to be linked to climate, the mechanisms responsible for these pat...

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Main Authors: Janicot Serge, Broutin Hélène, Sultan Benjamin, Yaka Pascal, Philippon Solenne, Fourquet Nicole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Online Access:http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/7/1/34

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