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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020 Objective: Vaccination coverage is decreasing worldwide, favoring the potential reemergence of vaccine-preventable diseases. In this study, we performed a longitudinal characterization of vaccination coverage in Brazil and compared the profiles between ...
Náthaly Césare +8 more
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Global varicella vaccination programs [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics, 2022 Varicella (chickenpox) is an infectious disease caused by the highly contagious varicella zoster virus with a secondary attack rate greater than 90%.
Young Hwa Lee +7 more
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BMC Pediatrics, 2017 Background In China, the measles vaccine is offered for free whereas the pneumococcal vaccine is a for-fee vaccine. This difference has the potential to influence how caregivers evaluate whether a vaccine is important or necessary for their child, but it
Abram L. Wagner +7 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023 Intro: As a nouveau approach for active surveillance of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) in Cameroon, community-based surveillance (CBS) of AFP has been implemented in security challenged settings in Far North Region of Cameroon since 2015.
N. Nkem +14 more
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Epidemiologic Methods in Immunization Programs [PDF]
Epidemiologic Reviews, 1996 its safety and efficacy in phased clinical trials. Postlicensure, continued close monitoring of the vaccine's safety and effectiveness is needed, especially early on. But equally important to a vaccine's ultimate success is the close monitoring of the immunization program itself. Surveillance for vaccine coverage, disease incidence, and adequacy of the
R T, Chen, W A, Orenstein
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Cuba’s National Immunization Program
MEDICC Review, 2007 The National Immunization Program (NIP) begun in 1962 has considerably reduced the infectious disease burden in Cuba over the years, especially among children. The Ministry of Public Health estimates that some 560,000 children would have contracted these diseases, some with fatal outcomes, had it not been for the aggressive vaccination strategy begun ...
Gail, Reed, Miguel A, Galindo
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Performance Assessment of Six Public Health Programs in Katsina State, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2019 This research aimed to evaluate the performance of six ongoing public health programs through core performance indicators in Katsina State, Nigeria. The healthcare delivery in Africa is mostly program-based.
Bhalla, D. (Devender) +2 more
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The role of research in viral disease eradication and elimination programs: Lessons for malaria eradication [PDF]
, 2011 By examining the role research has played in eradication or regional elimination initiatives for three viral diseases-smallpox, poliomyelitis, and measles-we derive nine cross-cutting lessons applicable to malaria eradication.
Breman, JG +6 more
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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021 The US’s 64 CDC-funded immunization programs are at the forefront of efforts to improve the quality of adolescent vaccination services. We sought to understand immunization program managers’ perspectives on partnering with healthcare systems to improve ...
Brigid K. Grabert +6 more
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A Community Hospital Immunization Program [PDF]
Public Health Reports (1896-1970), 1967 W ITH THE ADVENT of modern vaccines, diseases such as smallpox, poliomyelitis, and diphtheria are now essentially preventable. Although a confirmed indigenous case of smallpox has not been reported in the United States since 1949 according to the Surveillance Section of the Public Health Service's Communicable Disease Center, cases of diphtheria and ...
C J, Sells, E D, Lyman, C D, Kirby
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