Effectiveness of Haemophilus influenzae type b Conjugate vaccine introduction into routine childhood immunization in Kenya.

CONTEXT: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine is not perceived as a public health priority in Africa because data on Hib disease burden and vaccine effectiveness are scarce. Hib immunization was introduced in Kenyan infants in 2001. OBJECTIVE: To define invasive Hib disease incidenc...

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Main Authors: Cowgill, K, Ndiritu, M, Nyiro, J, Slack, M, Chiphatsi, S, Ismail, A, Kamau, T, Mwangi, I, English, M, Newton, C, Feikin, DR, Scott, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006