Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis in The Gambia after introduction of a conjugate vaccine

After the introduction of a Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine into The Gambia, the annual incidence of Hib meningitis has fallen from more than 200 per 100 000 before vaccination to 21 per 100 000 during the past 12 months.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 1999-09, Vol.354 (9184), p.1091-1092
Hauptverfasser:	Adegbola, RA, Usen, SO, Weber, M, Lloyd-Evans, N, Jobe, K, Mulholland, K, McAdam, KPWJ, Greenwood, BM, Milligan, PJM
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the nervous system. Bacterial myositis Biological and medical sciences Gambia - epidemiology Haemophilus influenzae type b Haemophilus Vaccines Human bacterial diseases Humans Incidence Infant Infectious diseases Medical sciences Meningitis Meningitis, Haemophilus - epidemiology Meningitis, Haemophilus - prevention & control Population Statistics Tropical medicine Vaccines Vaccines, Conjugate
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Zusammenfassung:	After the introduction of a Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine into The Gambia, the annual incidence of Hib meningitis has fallen from more than 200 per 100 000 before vaccination to 21 per 100 000 during the past 12 months.
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(99)03010-X