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gptkbp:instanceOf
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epidemiological region
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gptkbp:affectedPopulation
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over 400 million
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gptkbp:annualDeaths
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up to 5,000
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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meningococcal meningitis
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gptkbp:characterizedBy
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high incidence of meningococcal meningitis
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gptkbp:climate
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semi-arid
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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1963
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gptkbp:goal
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elimination of epidemic meningitis
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Africa meningitis belt
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gptkbp:includesCountry
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gptkb:Benin
gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Cameroon
gptkb:Central_African_Republic
gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:Gambia
gptkb:Ghana
gptkb:Guinea
gptkb:Ivory_Coast
gptkb:Mali
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Senegal
gptkb:South_Sudan
gptkb:Sudan
gptkb:Togo
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Sub-Saharan_Africa
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gptkbp:mainPathogen
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gptkb:Neisseria_meningitidis
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gptkbp:mainSerogroup
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A
C
W
X
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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largest burden of meningococcal disease worldwide
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gptkbp:notableOutbreaks
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1996 epidemic
2009 epidemic
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gptkbp:numberOfCases
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up to 30,000
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gptkbp:numberOfSpans
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from Senegal to Ethiopia
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gptkbp:peakPeriod
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dry season
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gptkbp:publicHealthIntervention
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gptkb:MenAfriVac_vaccine
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gptkbp:riskFactor
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overcrowding
dust storms
respiratory tract infections
low humidity
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gptkbp:surveillanceBy
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gptkb:World_Health_Organization
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gptkbp:vaccineIntroduced
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2010
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Neisseria_meningitidis
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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