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. 2009 Nov 11:2.
doi: 10.3402/gha.v2i0.2061.

Meningococcal disease and climate

Helena Palmgren  1
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Meningococcal disease and climate

Helena Palmgren. Glob Health Action. .
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Fig. 1.
The classic African meningitis belt. Source: Control of epidemic meningococcal disease. WHO practical guidelines. 2nd edition 1998 WHO/EMC/BAC/98.3. Available from: http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/meningitis/whoemcbac983.pdf
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Fig. 2.
Risk map for IMD. Districts and provinces experiencing meningococcal meningitis epidemics in Africa 1980–1999. After Molesworth et al. . Available from: http://www.liv.ac.uk/researchintelligence/issue15/graphics/15/meningitis_01.gif
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