Towards understanding the epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis in the African meningitis belt: a multi-disciplinary overview

Highlights • A better understanding of the determinants of bacterial meningitis dynamics is crucial. • Improved surveillance and the implementation of large-scale longitudinal studies are needed. • Improving markers of protection and comparing molecular characteristics of clones is needed. • Integrating climate and social factors into control strategies is a priority. • Investigating the disease dynamics on a smaller spatial scale would be beneficial.