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. 2010 Sep;16(9):1496-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid1609.100510.

Increase in Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135, Niger, 2010

Jean Marc Collard, Zaneidou Maman, Harouna Yacouba, Saacou Djibo, Pierre Nicolas, Jean Francois Jusot, Jocelyne Rocourt, Rabi Maitournam

Increase in Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135, Niger, 2010

Jean Marc Collard et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Sep.
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Epidemic curve of cumulative confirmed cases of Neisseria meninigitidis serogroup W135 infections, Niger, 2008, 2009, and 2010 (weeks 1–12). No cases were found in 2008.
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