… -largest number of diphtheria cases per country (1633 cases) … the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis
(DTP) vaccine (Fig. 1a) [10]. … of diphtheria immunity, initially considering the diphtheria …

… ) provide information on diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT) … years, but with waning
immunity and increase in unvaccinated … country specific with the only literature report from Africa …

… the third dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine (DTP3) … to diseases and reduces herd
immunity, which increases the … life in a rural area of Eastern Cape Province found that half of …

… antibodies and that elderly persons who reside in rural areas are more likely to be … in
some of the 14 focus countries in east and southern Africa that are implementing VMMC …

Introduction Several licensed and investigational vaccines have lower efficacy, and induce
impaired immune responses, in low-income versus high-income countries and in rural, …

… for pentavalent vaccine (diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis-… generalized neither to each entire
country nor globally. However, … be capitalized upon to close immunity gaps, ensure that children …

… with the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine in the country, … Immunity acquired from vaccination
or repeated exposures … attached to vaccines, especially in Africa, Nigeria inclusive. Also, …

… at week 4; and tetanus/diphtheria booster vaccine at week 28. … Malaria remains highly
prevalent in Africa and Uganda is … Emerging insecticide and drug resistance threatens gains …

… DTP does not improve male survival substantially in situations with herd immunity to …
Higher female than male child mortality is “unnatural”; there was no difference in West Africa …

… Antibody levels of people were higher in rural areas than in … for the prevention of tetanus
were DTP, diphtheria–tetanus (DT), … We aim to delineate the immune status against tetanus …