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highest burden of meningococcal disease occurs in the hyperendemic region of sub - Saharan Africa known as the “ Meningitis Belt ” which stretches from Senegal east to Ethiopia .

%3 0080_0002__burden burden 0080_0001__highest highest 0080_0002__burden->0080_0001__highest [attrib] 0080_0005__disease disease 0080_0002__burden->0080_0005__disease of 0080_0004__meningococcal meningococcal 0080_0005__disease->0080_0004__meningococcal [attrib] 0080_0006__occurs occurs 0080_0006__occurs->0080_0002__burden [arg0] 0080_0008__the_0080_0010__region the_region 0080_0006__occurs->0080_0008__the_0080_0010__region in[loc] 0080_0009__hyperendemic hyperendemic 0080_0008__the_0080_0010__region->0080_0009__hyperendemic [attrib] 0080_0012__sub-Saharan_0080_0013__Africa sub-saharan_africa 0080_0008__the_0080_0010__region->0080_0012__sub-Saharan_0080_0013__Africa of 0080_0014__known known 0080_0014__known->0080_0008__the_0080_0010__region [arg1] 0080_0016__the_0080_0018__Meningitis_0080_0019__Belt the_meningitis_belt 0080_0014__known->0080_0016__the_0080_0018__Meningitis_0080_0019__Belt as[prd] 0080_0022__stretches stretches 0080_0022__stretches->0080_0008__the_0080_0010__region [arg0] 0080_0024__Senegal_0080_0025__east senegal_east 0080_0022__stretches->0080_0024__Senegal_0080_0025__east from[loc] 0080_0027__Ethiopia ethiopia 0080_0022__stretches->0080_0027__Ethiopia to[loc]
arc(r_0080_0002__burden,r_0080_0001__highest,attrib).
arc(r_0080_0002__burden,r_0080_0005__disease,r_0080_0003__of).
arc(r_0080_0005__disease,r_0080_0004__meningococcal,attrib).
arc(r_0080_0006__occurs,r_0080_0002__burden,arg0).
arc(r_0080_0006__occurs,r_0080_0008__the_r_0080_0010__region,r_0080_0007__in__loc).
arc(r_0080_0008__the_r_0080_0010__region,r_0080_0009__hyperendemic,attrib).
arc(r_0080_0008__the_r_0080_0010__region,r_0080_0012__sub__hyphen__Saharan_r_0080_0013__Africa,r_0080_0011__of).
arc(r_0080_0014__known,r_0080_0008__the_r_0080_0010__region,arg1).
arc(r_0080_0014__known,r_0080_0016__the_r_0080_0018__Meningitis_r_0080_0019__Belt,r_0080_0015__as__prd).
arc(r_0080_0022__stretches,r_0080_0008__the_r_0080_0010__region,arg0).
arc(r_0080_0022__stretches,r_0080_0024__Senegal_r_0080_0025__east,r_0080_0023__from__loc).
arc(r_0080_0022__stretches,r_0080_0027__Ethiopia,r_0080_0026__to__loc).


IP-MAT NP-SBJ ADJP ADJS highest N burden PP P-ROLE of NP ADJP ADJ meningococcal N disease VBP;~I occurs PP-LOC P-ROLE in NP D the ADJP ADJ hyperendemic N region PP P-ROLE of NP NPR sub-Saharan NPR Africa IP-PPL NP-LGS * VVN;~Cn.n/a known PP-PRD P-ROLE as NP D the PULQ NPR Meningitis NPR Belt PURQ IP-REL NP-SBJ RPRO which VBP;~I stretches PP-LOC P-ROLE from NP NPR Senegal NPR east PP-LOC P-ROLE to NP NPR Ethiopia PUNC .
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (ADJP (ADJS highest;{high}))
                  (N burden;{burden})
                  (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                      (NP (ADJP (ADJ meningococcal;{meningococcal}))
                          (N disease;{disease}))))
          (VBP;~I occurs;{occur})
          (PP-LOC (P-ROLE in;{in})
                  (NP (D the;{the})
                      (ADJP (ADJ hyperendemic;{hyperendemic}))
                      (N region;{region})
                      (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                          (NP (NPR sub_-_Saharan;{sub_Saharan})
                              (NPR Africa;{Africa})))
                      (IP-PPL (NP-LGS *)
                              (VVN;~Cn.n/a known;{know[as]})
                              (PP-PRD (P-ROLE as;{as})
                                      (NP (D the;{the})
                                          (PULQ <ldquo>)
                                          (NPR Meningitis;{Meningitis})
                                          (NPR Belt;{Belt})
                                          (PURQ <rdquo>))))
                      (IP-REL (NP-SBJ (RPRO which;{which}))
                              (VBP;~I stretches;{stretch})
                              (PP-LOC (P-ROLE from;{from})
                                      (NP (NPR Senegal;{Senegal})
                                          (NPR east;{east})))
                              (PP-LOC (P-ROLE to;{to})
                                      (NP (NPR Ethiopia;{Ethiopia}))))))
          (PUNC .))
  (ID 80_a_factbook_1_2010))