Impact of a mass immunization campaign to control an outbreak of severe respiratory infections in Nunavik, northern Canada

In spring 2002, a mass immunization campaign using a 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (23-PPV) was launched in order to control an outbreak of severe pneumonia caused by a virulent clone of serotype 1 Streptococcus pneumoniae in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. The objective of the study was to...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of circumpolar health 2006-09, Vol.65 (4), p.297-304
Hauptverfasser:	Ndiaye, Abdoul Aziz, De Wals, Philippe, Proulx, Jean-François, Ouakki, Manale, Jetté, Louise, Déry, Serge
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Child Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control Female Humans Immunization Programs - statistics & numerical data Male Middle Aged Pneumococcal Vaccines - administration & dosage Pneumonia, Pneumococcal - epidemiology Pneumonia, Pneumococcal - prevention & control Quebec - epidemiology Retrospective Studies Sentinel Surveillance
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