The Epidemiological Impact of Antimeningococcal B Vaccination in Cuba
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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94(4): 433-40, July-Aug. 1999.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
The incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) before (1984-1988) and after (1989-1994), a nationwide intervention with VA-MENGOC-BC vaccination started in 1989, was compared. The prevaccination period incidence density (ID> 8.8/ 105 year-person) was higher than the postvaccination ID (ID< 6.5/ 105 year-person). The percentage proportional differences from the start to the end of each period of ID in the vaccinal period was higher (87 percent) than the prevaccinal (37 percent) with significant differences among vaccinated groups (< 25 years old). A break-point (Chow test) was confirmed by the decrease in the ID between 1989 and 1990 in children under 1 year old, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19 and 50-54 years. Comparison of ID using maps showed a decrease in IMD in all municipalities during the postvaccination period. These findings support the epidemiological impact of VA-MENGOC-BC vaccination in the reduction of IMD morbidity
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Assunto principal:
Vacinas Bacterianas
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Vacinação
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Infecções Meningocócicas
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Neisseria meningitidis
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Humanos
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Recém-Nascido
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Cuba
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
/
Parasitologia
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Cuba
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