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Force of infection (λi) parameters for C, B, O and L, and parameters for the risk of disease given infection (θi) for serogroups C and B. Estimated using disease incidence data from 1998 to 1999, assuming a duration of carriage of 9 months for N. meningitidis and 4 months for N. lactamica
Total model deviance=367.
