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Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

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2018

Authors

Zunt, Joseph Raymond
Kassebaum, Nicholas J.
Blake, Natacha
Glennie, Linda
Wright, Claire
Nichols, Emma
Abd-Allah, Foad
Abdela, Jemal
Abdelalim, Ahmed
Adamu, Abdu A

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Lancet Publishing Group

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Background Acute meningitis has a high case-fatality rate and survivors can have severe lifelong disability. We aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the levels and trends of global meningitis burden that could help to guide introduction, continuation, and ongoing development of vaccines and treatment programmes.

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/201820

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ANU Research Publications

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The Lancet Neurology

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Journal article

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Open Access

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CC BY 4.0 license

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10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30387-9

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