Overview
What population does meningitis disproportionately affect?
Young Children
What gender is more susceptible to meningitis?
Men
What type of vaccines was more effective?
Conjugate vaccines
Who performed an experiment that resulted in NmCV-5 vaccine
Lancet
What color shirt was the kid wearing in the MenAfriVac slide?
Blue
What is one symptom of Meningitis?
Fever, Headache or Neck Stiffness
When do epidemics normally take place?
During Dry Seasons
What was the price of one MenAfriVac dose determined to be?
less then a dollar or 40 cents a dose
Why is the near eradication of Meningitis A worrysome?
Because it might lead to another serogroup
What slide had blueberries in it?
The Meningitis Belt Slide
How many countries does the belt span?
26
Why do epidemics further poverty?
Working men cant work with meningitis
What country was MenAfriVac first introduced to?
Burkina Faso
How hot of a temperature can MenAfriVac withstand?
102 degrees
What color is the meningococcal in slide 15?
Red
What happened in 2011 on the belt timeline?
Administered shots to youth
What is the most susceptible age for meningitis?
0-5
How many young Burkinabe were vaccinated in ten days?
11 million
Who is the director of the MVP?
LaForce
What is Zoe's middle name?
Ailyn
With the antibiotic treatment, what percentage of people died WITH treatment?
10-15%
What typically happens with youth who are infected?
They are unaffected, but go to sleep and never wake up
By 2014, how many people were vaccinated and in how many countries?
>217 million in 15 countries
What country was the first to introduce the NmCV-5 vaccine?
Nigeria
What country in the belt has one of our team members visited?