African Meningitis Belt

Sub-Saharan Africa, Meningitis, The Gambia
Herausgegeben:Jere, Wade Anastasia

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The African meningitis belt is a region in sub-Saharan Africa where the rate of incidence of meningitis is very high.It consists of part of or all of (from West to East), The Gambia, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea. The "belt" has an estimated 300 million people in its total area. This region is not only prone to meningitis, but also very prone to epidemics such as malaria.The most affected countries in the region are Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, and Niger. Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Niger were accountable for 65% of all cases in Africa. In major epidemics, the attack rate range is 100 to 800 people per 100,000. However, communities can have attack rates as high as 1000 per 100,000. During these epidemics, young children have the highest attack rates.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing / Equ Press
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786138084389
• ISBN-10: 6138084381
• Artikelnr.: 34499031