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Volume 24, Number 11—November 2018
Dispatch

Emergence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W, Central African Republic, 2015–2016

Thierry Frank, Eva Hong, Jean-Robert Mbecko, Jean-Pierre Lombart, Muhamed-Kheir Taha1, and Pierre-Alain Rubbo1Comments to Author 
Author affiliations: Institut Pasteur, Bangui, Central African Republic (T. Frank, J.-R. Mbecko, J.-P. Lombart, P.-A. Rubbo); Institut Pasteur, Paris, France (E. Hong, M.-K. Taha)

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Figure 1

Health districts in Central African Republic. Gray regions correspond to those in the meningitis belt with higher risk for meningitis outbreaks each year. The names of Bangui Prefecture, where the main laboratory (Institut Pasteur) is located, and Ouham Prefecture, where all the 2015 and 2016 meningitis cases occurred, are in bold.

Figure 1. Health districts in Central African Republic. Gray regions correspond to those in the meningitis belt with higher risk for meningitis outbreaks each year. The names of Bangui Prefecture, where the main laboratory (Institut Pasteur) is located, and Ouham Prefecture, where all the 2015 and 2016 meningitis cases occurred, are in bold.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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