Epidemiology of Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Type A Disease among Navajo and White Mountain Apache Children, 1988-2003 | Zendy

Eugene V. Millar | Zendy; Katherine L. O’Brien | Zendy; James Watt | Zendy; Jairam R. Lingappa | Zendy; Ravi Pallipamu | Zendy; Nancy E. Rosenstein | Zendy; Danyang Hu | Zendy; Raymond Reid | Zendy; Mathuram Santosham | Zendy

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Epidemiology of Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Type A Disease among Navajo and White Mountain Apache Children, 1988-2003

Author(s) -

Eugene V. Millar,

Katherine L. O’Brien,

James Watt,

Jairam R. Lingappa,

Ravi Pallipamu,

Nancy E. Rosenstein,

Danyang Hu,

Raymond Reid,

Mathuram Santosham

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/428047

Subject(s) - medicine , population , incidence (geometry) , epidemiology , navajo , haemophilus influenzae , disease , vaccination , pediatrics , immunology , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , linguistics , philosophy , physics , optics , antibiotics

Before the introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccines, rates of H. influenzae disease among Navajo and White Mountain Apache (WMA) children were among the highest reported worldwide. Routine Hib vaccination has significantly reduced rates of Hib disease in these populations. As Hib disease rates decrease to very low levels, there are concerns that non-type b strains of H. influenzae may emerge as more prevalent causes of invasive disease in children.

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