Health

Effect of the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination on invasive pneumococcal disease in The Gambia: a population-based surveillance study

Little information is available about the effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) in low-income countries. We measured the effect of these vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease in The Gambia where the 7-valent vaccine (PCV7) was introduced in August, 2009, followed by the 13-valent vaccine (PCV13) in May, 2011.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
16/06/2016
Grant A Mackenzie, Philip C Hill, David J Jeffries & et al
Lancet Infectious Diseases
16
6
703–711
Tags:
Pneumonia, Gambia, Africa, Child Health, Vaccination, Drugs