Browsing by Subject "Immunization Schedule"
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2010-12-01ZeitschriftenartikelAssessment of varicella vaccine effectiveness in Germany: a time-series approach A multivariate time-series regression model was developed in order to describe the 2005-2008 age-specific time-course of varicella sentinel surveillance data following the introduction of a varicella childhood vaccination ...
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2010-04-22ZeitschriftenartikelChanges to the varicella and pertussis immunisation schedule in Germany 2009: Background, rationale and implementation In July 2009, the German Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) modified its recommendations for varicella and pertussis vaccination, based on newly available data on disease epidemiology, vaccine effectiveness (VE) ...
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2002-02-06ZeitschriftenartikelImmunity status against poliomyelitis in Germany: Determination of cut-off values in International Units Background: To prevent importations of wild polioviruses into a polio free region a high level of population immunity must be kept. Standard methodology for determination of polio antibodies is a feature aimed at obtaining ...
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2016-12-23ZeitschriftenartikelSpread of yellow fever virus outbreak in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2015–16: a modelling study Background: Since late 2015, an epidemic of yellow fever has caused more than 7334 suspected cases in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including 393 deaths. We sought to understand the spatial spread of ...
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2014-10-01ZeitschriftenartikelSurvey of pediatricians in Germany reveals important challenges for possible implementation of meningococcal B vaccination Incidence of invasive meningococcal disease is low in Germany at 0.5 cases/100,000 inhabitants. Serogroup B (MenB) is most common, causing 70% of cases, with highest incidence in infants (5.9/100,000). In 2013, a MenB ...
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2013-03-14ZeitschriftenartikelWill Dengue Vaccines Be Used in the Public Sector and if so, How? Findings from an 8-country Survey of Policymakers and Opinion Leaders Background: A face-to-face survey of 158 policymakers and other influential professionals was conducted in eight dengue-endemic countries in Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam) and Latin America (Brazil, Colombia, ...