Meningitis epidemics shift in sub-Saharan belt

Meningitis epidemics shift in sub-Saharan belt

Meningococcal meningitis (MCM) poses a serious threat to public health in Africa. Epidemics appear irregularly every 5–12 years, especially in the regions across sub-Saharan ‘meningitis belt’. This study investigated the long-term spatiotemporal dynamics of MCM. It appears that dominant epidemic out...

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Main Authors: Shi Zhao, Qianying Lin, Daihai He, Lewi Stone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218300213
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spelling doaj-e6f0c9588ff64e1885109fb290c851a92020-11-25T00:59:42ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97122018-03-01687982Meningitis epidemics shift in sub-Saharan beltShi Zhao0Qianying Lin1Daihai He2Lewi Stone3Department of Applied Mathematics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongDepartment of Applied Mathematics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongDepartment of Applied Mathematics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong; Corresponding author.School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne 3000, Australia; Biomathematics Unit, Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel; Corresponding author at: School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne 3000, Australia.Meningococcal meningitis (MCM) poses a serious threat to public health in Africa. Epidemics appear irregularly every 5–12 years, especially in the regions across sub-Saharan ‘meningitis belt’. This study investigated the long-term spatiotemporal dynamics of MCM. It appears that dominant epidemic outbreaks in the meningitis belt spread from west to east over the study period 2006–2016. Keywords: Meningococcal meningitis, Epidemics, Sub-Saharan belt, Spatio-temporal patternhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218300213
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author Shi Zhao
Qianying Lin
Daihai He
Lewi Stone
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Qianying Lin
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Lewi Stone
Meningitis epidemics shift in sub-Saharan belt
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Qianying Lin
Daihai He
Lewi Stone
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title Meningitis epidemics shift in sub-Saharan belt
title_short Meningitis epidemics shift in sub-Saharan belt
title_full Meningitis epidemics shift in sub-Saharan belt
title_fullStr Meningitis epidemics shift in sub-Saharan belt
title_full_unstemmed Meningitis epidemics shift in sub-Saharan belt
title_sort meningitis epidemics shift in sub-saharan belt
publisher Elsevier
series International Journal of Infectious Diseases
issn 1201-9712
publishDate 2018-03-01
description Meningococcal meningitis (MCM) poses a serious threat to public health in Africa. Epidemics appear irregularly every 5–12 years, especially in the regions across sub-Saharan ‘meningitis belt’. This study investigated the long-term spatiotemporal dynamics of MCM. It appears that dominant epidemic outbreaks in the meningitis belt spread from west to east over the study period 2006–2016. Keywords: Meningococcal meningitis, Epidemics, Sub-Saharan belt, Spatio-temporal pattern
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218300213
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