A Vaccine Meets Its Promise: Success in Controlling Epidemic Meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Luis Sambo, Margaret Chan, Steve Davis, Anthony Lake, Seth Berkley, Cyrus Poonawalla, and Christopher J. Elias World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo; World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; PATH, Seattle, Washington; United Nations Children’s Fund, New York, New York; Gavi, Geneva, Switzerland; Serum Institute of India Ltd, Pune; and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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