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1. High incidence of Haemophilus influenzae type b infection in children in Pacific island countries

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Russell, F.M., Carapetis, J.R., Mansoor, O., Darcy, A., Fakakovi, T., Metai, A., Potoi, N.T., Wilson, N., and Mulholland, E.K.

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Pacific Islands -- Health aspects, Bacterial infections -- Demographic aspects, Hemophilus influenzae -- Demographic aspects, Immunization -- Patient outcomes, Oceanians -- Health aspects, Children -- Diseases, Children -- Statistics, Health, Health care industry
Published
2003

3. Haemophilus influenzae type b infection in children in Pacific countries.

Author

Carapetis JR, Russell FM, Mansoor O, Darcy A, Fakakovi T, Metai A, Potoi NT, Wilson N, and Mulholland EK

Subjects
Bacterial Capsules, Child, Preschool, Cost Savings, Haemophilus Vaccines economics, Haemophilus influenzae type b pathogenicity, Humans, Incidence, Infant, Melanesia epidemiology, Meningitis, Haemophilus economics, Meningitis, Haemophilus mortality, Meningitis, Haemophilus prevention & control, Micronesia epidemiology, Polysaccharides, Bacterial economics, Samoa epidemiology, Tonga epidemiology, Haemophilus Vaccines therapeutic use, Haemophilus influenzae type b isolation & purification, Immunization Programs economics, Meningitis, Haemophilus epidemiology, Polysaccharides, Bacterial therapeutic use
Abstract

The Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease burden among children under five years in four Pacific island countries (PIC was estimated. The incidence of confirmed Hib meningitis was calculated using numbers of culture confirmed isolates. In addition, the WHO Hib Rapid Assessment Tool (RAT) was used to estimate the true Hib meningitis incidence and the number of Hib meningitis and pneumonia cases and deaths. The Hib meningitis annual incidence in three PICs was 70 to 84 per 100,000 children under five years. The high Hib disease burden and the relative cost-effectiveness of Hib vaccine, make the introduction of Hib vaccine a good investment for PICs costing US$ 1,000-10,000 for each death prevented - ignoring treatment cost savings.

Published
2004

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