Meningitis outbreak response in sub-Saharan Africa: WHO guideline
For over 100 years, major epidemics of meningococcal disease have occurred every few years within the African meningitis belt, which runs across the continent from Senegal to Ethiopia. The objectives of this review were to revise WHO guidelines on control of epidemic meningitis in subSaharan Africa conce...
Surtos de Doenças, Meningites Bacterianas/prevenção & controle, Meningites Bacterianas/tratamento farmacológico, África Subsaariana/epidemiologia, Meningites Bacterianas/diagnóstico, Meningites Bacterianas/epidemiologia, Vacinas Meningocócicas/administração & dosagem, Antibioticoprofilaxia/métodos, Vacinas Anti-Haemophilus/administração & dosagem, Kit de Reagentes para Diagnóstico, Prevalência, Incidência, Busca de Comunicante