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gptkbp:instanceOf
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epidemiological region
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gptkbp:characterizedBy
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frequent meningitis epidemics
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gptkbp:climate
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semi-arid
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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gptkb:Lapeyssonnie
1963
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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African meningitis belt
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gptkbp:includesCountry
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gptkb:Benin
gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Burundi
gptkb:Cameroon
gptkb:Central_African_Republic
gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Eritrea
gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:Gambia
gptkb:Ghana
gptkb:Guinea
gptkb:Ivory_Coast
gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:Mali
gptkb:Mauritania
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Senegal
gptkb:South_Sudan
gptkb:Sudan
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:Togo
gptkb:Uganda
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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:mainPrevention
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vaccine
improved surveillance
prompt treatment
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gptkbp:mainSerogroup
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gptkb:Serogroup_A
gptkb:Serogroup_C
gptkb:Serogroup_W
gptkb:Serogroup_X
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gptkbp:mainTransmission
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respiratory droplets
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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highest rates of meningococcal disease worldwide
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gptkbp:notableOutbreaks
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1996 epidemic
2009 epidemic
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gptkbp:populationAtRisk
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over 400 million
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gptkbp:publicHealthIntervention
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gptkb:MenAfriVac_vaccination_campaign
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gptkbp:season
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dry season
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gptkbp:spansFrom
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gptkb:Senegal
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gptkbp:spansTo
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gptkb:Ethiopia
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gptkbp:WHORegion
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gptkb:AFRO
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:MenAfriVac
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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