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6124726

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8293
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-9-10
pubmed:abstractText
Many studies have demonstrated the efficacy of meningococcal vaccine in nonepidemic meningococcal meningitis, but few have examined its efficacy in epidemic conditions. The effects of the vaccine on the course of a meningococcal meningitis epidemic in Bamako, Mali, between January and April, 1981, were studied. The vaccine was effective in limiting further spread of the epidemic. The attack rate among those who received vaccine was lower than that in the unvaccinated (0.7/10 000 vs 4.7/10 000), and the case-fatality rate among vaccinees in whom meningitis developed was lower than that of the unvaccinated. Routine vaccination against meningococcal meningitis in Africa may be impracticable owing to the cost, the relatively short duration of effectiveness, and the irregular occurrence of epidemics. Vaccination early in the course of an epidemic, however, appears to be a useful and practicable method of limiting the spread of disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
315-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Epidemic of meningococcal meningitis in Bamako, Mali: epidemiological features and analysis of vaccine efficacy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article