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The epidemiology of pneumococcal, meningococcal, and Haemophilus disease in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region—Current status and needs
- Source :
- Vaccine. 25:1935-1944
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2007.
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Abstract
- Information about the burden and epidemiological characteristics of meningitis and other invasive disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis is of great value to healthcare decision makers to prioritize public health interventions. A group of regional experts in the Eastern Mediterranean and North African regions formed the MENA Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Regional Advisory Group to collate and discuss such information on an annual basis. This paper provides an up-to-date summary of the available epidemiological data regarding these pathogens in these regions. In doing so, it highlights the need for additional surveillance studies to better measure the burden of these diseases, as well as the potential impact of introduction of new vaccines against these pathogens.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Haemophilus Infections
Adolescent
Disease
medicine.disease_cause
Meningococcal disease
Pneumococcal Infections
Haemophilus influenzae
Middle East
Africa, Northern
Environmental health
Health care
Epidemiology
Humans
Medicine
Child
General Veterinary
General Immunology and Microbiology
business.industry
Neisseria meningitidis
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infant
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Meningococcal Infections
Pneumococcal infections
Infectious Diseases
Child, Preschool
Immunology
Molecular Medicine
business
Meningitis
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 0264410X
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Vaccine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4b0cb24a913bc9e6102161de9b58129a
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.11.018