Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Environmental Risk and Meningitis Epidemics in Africa

Anna M. Molesworth*, Luis E. Cuevas*, Stephen J. Connor*, Andrew P. Morse†, and Madeleine C. Thomson*

Author affiliations: *Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom; †University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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Distribution of districts where epidemic meningococcal meningitis are likely to occur. a) observed distribution of meningitis epidemics (1841–1999). b) fitted model of observed meningitis epidemics based on environmental variables.

Figure 2. Distribution of districts where epidemic meningococcal meningitis are likely to occur. a) observed distribution of meningitis epidemics (1841–1999). b) fitted model of observed meningitis epidemics based on environmental variables.

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