… for approximately 50% of under-2 mortality in the country [4]. … a good model for evaluating
the immune status of the host. … Based upon known CMV epidemiology in sub-Saharan Africa […

… In 1907, Theobald Smith observed an immune response against diphtheria in guinea pigs
… clinical trial in rural Colombia showed that two doses of tetanus vaccine administrated to …

… and to have a national system of detection of maternal immunization in each country. …
diphtheria immunization, as also tetanus and pertussis immunization, serves to boost immunity …

… women vaccinated with diphtheria–tetanus–… diphtheria 100 , 101 , 103 , 106–108 and
pertussis, 100 , 101 , 103 , 106 , 108 , 109 but have higher antibody concentrations against tetanus …

… essential vaccines such as diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis-containing … immunity in the
paediatric population causes periodic outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in the country …

… against tetanus toxoid, the toxoid with reduced diphtheria, … in rural areas are more likely to
have received the tetanus vaccine. … However, a study carried out in Africa showed that married …

… Costs of ten-dose Tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vials were … per country measured by total MNTE
cost per neonatal tetanus deaths … Ten of the 13 countries are in Sub-Saharan Africa with poor …

… titers for measles, tetanus and Haemophilus influenzae type … from a rural area of Limpopo
Province, South Africa who … between lead exposure and immune outcomes, we measured …

… -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 …