Meningococcal Meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa:  A Review

Amit U. Raysoni

doi:10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i930610

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Meningococcal Meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review

Amit U. Raysoni

International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · pp. 1–9 · Published 3 May 2022

10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i930610

Abstract

The scourge of Meningococcal Meningitis in the Sub-Saharan African nations is well known. This review paper focuses on this very important topic and describes the symptoms, diagnoses, and available vaccines for the same. The review then focuses on the Meningitis Belt of Africa and elucidates on the introduction of MenAfriVac™ vaccine. The review ends with the success of this vaccine and the future of Meningococcal Meningitis in the context of overall global climate change.

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Amit U. Raysoni (2022). Meningococcal Meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review. International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health , 1–9. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i930610

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Amit U. Raysoni — School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences, The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, TX, 78520, USA.

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