Vaccine-Induced Waning of Haemophilus influenzae Empyema and Meningitis, Angola
In Angola during 2003–2012, we detected Haemophilus influenzae in 18% of 2,634 and 26% of 2,996 bacteriologically positive pleural or cerebrospinal fluid samples, respectively, from children. After vaccination launch in 2006, H. influenzae empyema declined by 83% and meningitis by 86%. Severe H. inf...
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| author | Heikki Peltola Tuula Pelkonen Luis Bernardino Lurdes Monteiro Silvia da Conceição Silvestre Elizabete Anjos Manuel Leite Cruzeiro Anne Pitkäranta Irmeli Roine |
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| description | In Angola during 2003–2012, we detected Haemophilus influenzae in 18% of 2,634 and 26% of 2,996 bacteriologically positive pleural or cerebrospinal fluid samples, respectively, from children. After vaccination launch in 2006, H. influenzae empyema declined by 83% and meningitis by 86%. Severe H. influenzae pneumonia and meningitis are preventable by vaccination. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa1725e8556c402c807b3d573b5010cf2022-12-22T03:39:05ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592014-11-0120111887189010.3201/eid2011.140400Vaccine-Induced Waning of Haemophilus influenzae Empyema and Meningitis, AngolaHeikki PeltolaTuula PelkonenLuis BernardinoLurdes MonteiroSilvia da Conceição SilvestreElizabete AnjosManuel Leite CruzeiroAnne PitkärantaIrmeli RoineIn Angola during 2003–2012, we detected Haemophilus influenzae in 18% of 2,634 and 26% of 2,996 bacteriologically positive pleural or cerebrospinal fluid samples, respectively, from children. After vaccination launch in 2006, H. influenzae empyema declined by 83% and meningitis by 86%. Severe H. influenzae pneumonia and meningitis are preventable by vaccination.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/11/14-0400_articleHaemophilus influenzaeAfricaempyemapneumoniameningitisbacteria |
| spellingShingle | Heikki Peltola Tuula Pelkonen Luis Bernardino Lurdes Monteiro Silvia da Conceição Silvestre Elizabete Anjos Manuel Leite Cruzeiro Anne Pitkäranta Irmeli Roine Vaccine-Induced Waning of Haemophilus influenzae Empyema and Meningitis, Angola Emerging Infectious Diseases Haemophilus influenzae Africa empyema pneumonia meningitis bacteria |
| title | Vaccine-Induced Waning of Haemophilus influenzae Empyema and Meningitis, Angola |
| title_full | Vaccine-Induced Waning of Haemophilus influenzae Empyema and Meningitis, Angola |
| title_fullStr | Vaccine-Induced Waning of Haemophilus influenzae Empyema and Meningitis, Angola |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vaccine-Induced Waning of Haemophilus influenzae Empyema and Meningitis, Angola |
| title_short | Vaccine-Induced Waning of Haemophilus influenzae Empyema and Meningitis, Angola |
| title_sort | vaccine induced waning of haemophilus influenzae empyema and meningitis angola |
| topic | Haemophilus influenzae Africa empyema pneumonia meningitis bacteria |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/11/14-0400_article |
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