Meningitis
Killer Hib virtually wiped out in Africa
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, August 30th, 2005
The vaccinations have slashed the incidence of the disease, which causes meningitis and other diseases in babies and infants, to virtually zero.
Paul Milligan of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said, "This is an extremely valuable result. It proves that a routine vaccination to eradicate a major killer is achievable and practical.
"And it points the way for other African countries to introduce the same sort of vaccination program, which has the...
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