The Epidemiological Impact of Antimeningococcal B Vaccination in Cuba

The incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) before (1984-1988) and after (1989-1994), a nationwide intervention with VA-MENGOC-BC vaccination started in 1989, was compared. The prevaccination period incidence density (ID> 8.8/ 105 year-person) was higher than the postvaccination ID (ID&...

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Main Authors: Antonio Pérez Rodríguez, Félix Dickinson, Alberto Baly, Ramón Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1999-07-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761999000400002&tlng=en