Outbreak of suspected pertussis in Kaltungo, Gombe State, Northern Nigeria, 2015: the role of sub-optimum routine immunization coverage

INTRODUCTION: Despite the availability of vaccines, pertussis outbreaks still occur in developing countries. In December 2015 we investigated a pertussis outbreak in Kaltungo, Nigeria to identify determinants of infection and institute control measures. METHODS: We enrolled 155 cases and 310 unmatch...

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Autores principales: Abubakar, Ahmed, Dalhat, Mahmud, Mohammed, Abdulaziz, Ilesanmi, Olayinka Stephen, Anebonam, Uchenna, Barau, Nyampa, Salami, Sarafadeen, Ajayi, Olawunmi, Shehu, Abba, Oladimeji, Abisola, Gidado, Saheed, Nguku, Patrick, Waziri, Ndadilnasiya, Karatu, David, Nsubuga, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2019
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6441470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30949284
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.supp.2019.32.1.13352

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6441470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30949284
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.supp.2019.32.1.13352

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