News tagged with meningitis belt
Meningitis A vaccine breaks barrier: First to gain approval to travel outside cold chain
Signaling a potential breakthrough for immunization programs in resource-poor countries, researchers today announced at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) conference that regulatory authorities—after ...
Medications
Nov 14, 2012 |
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Vaccines ready for 50 million in Africa's 'Meningitis Belt'
A huge vaccination campaign to protect 50 million people against meningitis has been launched in seven African countries aiming to stamp out the deadly virus, health officials said Thursday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 04, 2012 |
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Dramatic fall in cases of meningitis A in 3 west African nations after new vaccine introduction
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger report the lowest number of confirmed meningitis A cases ever recorded during an epidemic season this year following the successful introduction of a new vaccine that could eliminate the primary ...
Medications
Jun 09, 2011 |
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