Outbreak of suspected pertussis in Kaltungo, Gombe State, Northern Nigeria, 2015: the role of sub-optimum routine immunization coverage

Despite the availability of vaccines, pertussis outbreaks still occur in developing countries. In December 2015 we investigated a pertussis outbreak in Kaltungo, Nigeria to identify determinants of infection and institute control measures. We enrolled 155 cases and 310 unmatched controls. We defined...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pan African medical journal 2019, Vol.32 (Suppl 1), p.9-9
Hauptverfasser:	Abubakar, Ahmed, Dalhat, Mahmud, Mohammed, Abdulaziz, Ilesanmi, Olayinka Stephen, Anebonam, Uchenna, Barau, Nyampa, Salami, Sarafadeen, Ajayi, Olawunmi, Shehu, Abba, Oladimeji, Abisola, Gidado, Saheed, Nguku, Patrick, Waziri, Ndadilnasiya, Karatu, David, Nsubuga, Peter
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Case-Control Studies Child Child, Preschool Developing countries Disease Outbreaks Disease prevention Displaced persons Educational Status Epidemics Epidemiology Female Humans Illnesses Infant Infections Laboratories LDCs Local government Male Multivariate Analysis Nigeria - epidemiology Pertussis Vaccine - administration & dosage Population Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Tetanus Vaccination - statistics & numerical data Vaccination Coverage Vaccination Refusal - statistics & numerical data Vaccines Whooping cough Whooping Cough - epidemiology Whooping Cough - prevention & control
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