Household transmission of Neisseria meningitidis in the African meningitis belt: a longitudinal cohort study
Authors:
- Oumer AliOAOumer Ali
- Abraham AseffaAAAbraham Aseffa
- Ahmed Bedru OmerAOAhmed Bedru Omer
- Tsehaynesh LemaTLTsehaynesh Lema
- Tesfaye Moti DemissieTDTesfaye Moti Demissie
- Yenenesh TekletsionYTYenenesh Tekletsion
- Alemayehu WorkuAWAlemayehu Worku
- Haimanot Guebre XabherHXHaimanot Guebre Xabher
- Lawrence YamuahLYLawrence Yamuah
- Rahamatou Moustapha BoukaryRBRahamatou Moustapha Boukary
- Jean-Marc CollardJCJean-Marc Collard
- Ibrahim Dan DanoIDIbrahim Dan Dano
Open Access
- 1 December 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The Lancet Global Health
- Vol. 4 (12) , e989-e995
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