Journal article
Identifying optimal vaccination strategies for serogroup A Neisseria Meningitidis Conjugate vaccine in the African meningitis belt
The optimal long-term vaccination strategies to provide population-level protection against serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis (MenA) are unknown. We developed an age-structured mathematical model of MenA transmission, colonization, and disease in the African meningitis belt, and used this model to explore the impact of various vaccination strategies.
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2013
Journal
PlosOne
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Vaccines & delivery devices
Diseases
- HIB
Countries
- Burkina Faso
- Ethiopia
- Senegal
Tags
- Coverage monitoring
- MenAfriVac
- New vaccine introduction
WHO Regions
- African Region