Grant A Mackenzie, Usman N A Ikumapayi, Susana Scott, Olubukola Idoko, Aderonke Odutola, Malick Ndiaye, Shah M Sahito, Chidiebereh D Osuorah, Ahmed Manjang, Sheikh Jarju, Abdoulie Bojang, Anna Roca, Ousman Secka, Akram Zaman, Lamin Ceesay, Yamundow Lowe-Jallow, Sana Sambou, Momodou Jasseh, Martin Antonio, Brian Greenwood, Beate Kampmann, Kim Mulholland, Tumani Corrah, Stephen R C Howie
BACKGROUND: In 1997, The Gambia became the first African country to introduce conjugate Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine with good disease control through to 2010. METHODS: Culture-based surveillance for invasive bacterial disease in eastern Gambia, specifically the Basse Health and Demographic Surveillance System (BHDSS) area, was conducted from 12 May 2008 and in Fuladu West district from 12 September 2011 until 31 December 2013. In 2011, Hib serology was measured in 5-34-year-olds...
May 2015: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal