Editorial Commentary: Epidemiology of Meningococcal Disease in Light of Recent Hajj‐Associated Outbreaks
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- 15 March 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 36 (6) , 684-686
- https://doi.org/10.1086/367863
Abstract
Alterations in carrier epidemiology induced by vaccination and rapid genetic change in the surface antigens responsible for inducing protective antibodies indicKeywords
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