Meningococcal carriage within households in the African meningitis belt: A longitudinal pilot study
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- 1 February 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Infection
- Vol. 76 (2) , 140-148
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Funding Information
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (51251)
- Wellcome Trust (086546)
- US National Institutes of Health (NIH) (R03AI092121)
- NIH Early Independence (1DP5OD009162)
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