title: A Vaccine Meets Its Promise: Success in Controlling Epidemic Meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa.
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sambo
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: PATH, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: United Nations Children's Fund, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lake
authors.affiliation: Gavi, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Seth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berkley
authors.affiliation: Serum Institute of India Ltd, Pune.
authors.forename: Cyrus
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Poonawalla
authors.affiliation: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Elias
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D058872:Epidemics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D038381:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C573970:MenAfriVac; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines
keywords: epidemic; group A meningococcal meningitis; herd protection; public/private partnership; vaccine