| Literature DB >> 10509502 |
R A Adegbola, S O Usen, M Weber, N Lloyd-Evans, K Jobe, K Mulholland, K P McAdam, B M Greenwood, P J Milligan.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Biology; Central Nervous System; Central Nervous System Effects; Child Health; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; English Speaking Africa; Gambia; Health; Health Services; Immunization; Infant; Physiology; Population; Population Characteristics; Primary Health Care; Research Report; Vaccination; Vaccines; Viral Diseases--prevention and control; Western Africa; Youth
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Year: 1999 PMID： 10509502 DOI： 10.1016/s0140-6736(99)03010-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN： 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321