The Safety of PsA-TT in Pregnancy: An Assessment Performed Within the Navrongo Health and Demographic Surveillance Site in Ghana | Zendy

George Wak | Zendy; John E. Williams | Zendy; Abraham Oduro | Zendy; Christine Maure | Zendy; Patrick Zuber | Zendy; Steven Black | Zendy

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The Safety of PsA-TT in Pregnancy: An Assessment Performed Within the Navrongo Health and Demographic Surveillance Site in Ghana

Author(s) -

George Wak,

John E. Williams,

Abraham Oduro,

Christine Maure,

Patrick Zuber,

Steven Black

Publication year - 2015

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 - 10.1093/cid/civ625

Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , environmental health , medical emergency , obstetrics , biology , genetics

Group A meningococcal disease occurs in large epidemics within the meningitis belt of Africa that includes northern Ghana. Major epidemics in the meningitis belt have infection rates ranging from 100 to 800 per 100 000 population. In 2012, a group A meningococcal conjugate vaccine, PsA-TT (MenAfriVac), was introduced into the region in large campaigns.

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