With a new 5-in-1 vaccine, Nigeria hopes to contain the five most important serotypes causing meningitis in the country.
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Nigeria’s medical community is mourning the death of public health physician and university administrator, Emeritus Professor Umaru Shehu.
The pandemic has disrupted national immunisation programmes. As a result, the African continent is seeing more outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases.
Of the 20 million people living with sickle cell disease globally, more than 66% are in sub-Saharan Africa.
As international borders open, restrictions ease and we mingle with others, we can expect more germs to circulate.
Climate change is anticipated to cause a rise in the incidence of several diseases in sub-Saharan Africa.
Vaccines that help prevent meningococcal disease don’t give lifetime protection.
Meningococcal is a rare but very serious infection that can lead to blood poisoning and brain infection. But no single vaccine protects against all the strains.
To tackle diseases like meningitis, African governments must find fresh ways to fight for lower cost vaccines.
Stories of meningococcal outbreaks tell us it’s that season again. But what is meningococcal, why does it occur in seasons, and why does it strike fear into the hearts of so many?
There are demands for older children to get the MenB vaccine – but what is the thinking behind the current guidance?
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The use of targeted vaccines could have a major impact on bacterial meningitis around the world, an international review…
Just under half of all children who survive meningitis caused by group B Streptococcus will suffer in later years, new research…
Principales colaboradores
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Professor Emeritus, Gombe State University
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Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor in Health Information, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Professeur en épidémiologie, École des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP)
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Director Of Medicine, The Maitland and Kurri Kurri Hospital, University of Newcastle
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General Practitioner, PhD Candidate, Bond University
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Research Officer / EIDM Specialist, University of Cape Town
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Senior lecturer in Haematology, University of Ghana
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Ph.D. Geography & Global Health Systems in Africa, Western University
