Time is (still) of the essence: quantifying the impact of emergency meningitis vaccination response in Katsina State, Nigeria.
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Ferrari - 2014 - Time is (still) ...
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International HealthAbstract
In 2009, a large meningitis A epidemic affected a broad region of northern Nigeria and southern Niger, resulting in more than 75 000 cases and 4000 deaths. In collaboration with state and federal agencies, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) intervened with a large-scale vaccination campaign using polysaccharide vaccine. Here the authors analyze the impact (cases averted) of the vaccination response as a function of the timing and coverage achieved.Publisher
Oxford University PressPubMed ID
25193978Type
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enISSN
1876-3405ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1093/inthealth/ihu062