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Immunization
Scientists at Institute of Public Health publish new data on immunization
May 21st, 2008
Fresh data on immunization are presented in the report 'Re-emergence of pertussis in Slovenia: time to change immunization policy.' "The introduction of childhood vaccination has dramatically reduced morbidity and mortality of pertussis in Slovenia. However, despite high vaccination coverage for many decades, reported incidence has increased recently, to the highest incidence of 27.5/100,000 in 2006, a 6.5-times increase in comparison to the previous year," scientists writing in the journal Vaccine report. "Marked shift in age distribution among reported cases was observed in recent years. In 2006, reported age-specific incidence was relatively high in children...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-05-21)
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