Epidemiology of pertussis in a West African community before and after introduction of a widespread vaccination program

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 155, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 891-896

  Préziosi, Marie Pierre ^a,e   Yam, Abdoulaye ^a   Wassilak, Steven G F ^b   Chabirand, Laurence ^a   Simaga, Aminata ^a   Ndiaye, Malick ^a   Dia, Marème ^a   Dabis, Fraņois ^c   Simondon, François ^a,d  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

^b CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Population surveillance; Vaccination; Whooping cough

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS POLIOMYELITIS TETANUS VACCINE; TETRAVAC;

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; MORTALITY; VACCINATION;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PERTUSSIS; SENEGAL; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENEGAL; WHOOPING COUGH;

SENEGAL;

EID: 0037093046     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/155.10.891     Document Type: Article

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