… , a region characterised by frequent epidemics of meningitis. We aimed to estimate the
age-specific prevalence of meningococcal carriage by season in the African meningitis belt. We …

… Studies of carriage prevalence and acquisition will, therefore, lead to a better … of
meningococcal meningitis in the African meningitis belt. The African Meningococcal Carriage …

… Recent studies employing standardised methods confirm the findings of older studies that
carriage of N. meningitidis in the African meningitis belt is highly variable over time and place, …

… to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A (NmA) [2]… meningitis belt countries [3]. As a result, a
dramatic reduction (≥99%) in both NmA disease and asymptomatic nasopharyngeal carriage …

… A meningococcal conjugate vaccine, MenAfriVac, on carriage … of meningococcal carriage
across the African meningitis belt and the impact of vaccination with a group a meningococcal …

… The 1–29 age group was selected because it was the initial target age for MACV campaigns
and because meningococcal carriage in the meningitis belt peaks between ages 5 and 19. …

… meningitis belt is very different from other countries, with frequent epidemics, the current
review focuses on meningococcal outbreaks in non-African … data, genetic carriage studies, …

… On the basis of the cases reported by the different countries located outside the African
meningitis belt, our work highlights that three countries, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of …

… meningococcal meningitis and carriage … meningococcal epidemics from the African meningitis
belt: the case for advanced prevention and control using next generation meningococcal …

… AND meningococcal vaccines AND Africa), with no date or … identify meningococcal carriage
surveys done in the meningitis belt … of meningococcal carriage in the African meningitis belt. …