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HIB vaccination Vaccination intended to prevent H influenzae type B infection, which causes meningitis and epiglottitis with airway obstruction Dosing 2, 4, 6 months of age, followed by a booster at 12-15 months of age Adverse
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Doctors writing in the bulletin of the World Health Organisation calculate that Hib vaccination is now preventing 28,000 cases of bacterial meningitis every year in Uganda and saving the lives of 5,000 small children. While Hib vaccination led to the rapid decline of Hib disease in all populations including indigenous groups, indigenous children continue to have higher rates of Hib disease than nonindigenous children (12,15). Buccal cellulitis accounted for 7/25 (28%) of cases before Hib vaccination and 0/19 cases since. |
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