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Diphtheria
Reports from P.J. Smith and co-researchers add new data to research in diphtheria
April 1st, 2008
"We provided vaccination coverage estimates for 181 counties; evaluated the extent to which Healthy People 2010 (HP 2010) vaccination coverage objectives were achieved; and examined how variations in those estimates depend on access to care and economic conditions. We analyzed data for 24,031 children aged 19 to 35 months sampled from the 2004 and 2005 National Immunization Survey," scientists writing in the journal Public Health Reports report. "Children living, in the 181 counties represented 49% of all the 19- to 35-month-old children living in the U.S. None of the 181 counties had coverage for the polio, measles-mumps-rubella, Haemophilus influenzae type B,...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-01)
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