Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A
"Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Strains of Neisseria meningitidis responsible for most outbreaks of meningococcal disease in Western Europe and the United States in the first half of the 20th century. They continue to be a major cause of disease in Asia and Africa, and especially localized epidemics in Sub-Sahara Africa.
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D038381
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.400.425.550.550.641.700 B03.660.075.525.520.500.700
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A" by people in Profiles.
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Product development partnerships hit their stride: lessons from developing a meningitis vaccine for Africa. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011 Jun; 30(6):1058-64.