… main effect by reducing carriage and inducing herd immunity. Here we review the Neisseria
meningitidis carriage studies that have been done in and around the African meningitis belt. …

… meningococcal carriage in the African meningitis belt. A review of studies undertaken in the
meningitis belt prior to 2007 showed that the prevalence of meningococcal carriage varied …

… , 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 …

… of invasive meningococcal disease and are the primary source of transmission.9, 10 A
review of meningococcal carriage in the African meningitis belt found that pharyngeal carriage …

… -specific meningococcal meningitis incidence and carriage estimates … Changes in carriage
prevalence associated with both … Increases in carriage prevalence for the later transition were …

… both meningococcal disease and carriage is essential. Consequently, in 2009, the African
Meningococcal Carriage (… of meningococcal carriage across the African meningitis belt using …

… meningococcal disease and carriage is essential. Consequently, in 2009, the African
Meningococcal Carriage … of meningococcal carriage across the African meningitis belt using …

… of meningococcal infection in the African meningitis belt is scarce. … meningitidis (meningococcus)
in households in the African … on meningococcal carriage in the African meningitis belt, …

… This study in the African meningitis belt found that over 77% of vaccine-preventable cases
occurred among ≥5-year-old persons and that the incidence rate of serotype 1 meningitis …