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Analysis of a meningococcal meningitis outbreak in Niger - potential effectiveness of reactive prophylaxis.

Matt D T HitchingsMatthew E ColdironRebecca F GraisMarc Lipsitch
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2019)
Village-wide antibiotic prophylaxis should be considered and tested further as a response against outbreaks of meningococcal meningitis in the Meningitis Belt, as a supplement to reactive mass vaccination.
Keyphrases
  • cerebrospinal fluid
  • randomized controlled trial
  • systematic review