… Seroepidemiological studies of tetanus in Africans have focused mainly on adults especially
… polio (OPV), three doses of diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus (DPT), three doses of hepatitis …

… diphtheria and tetanus toxoids or whole killed pertussis bacteria), initiating a cascade of
processes involving many components of the immune … and disease in rural sub-Saharan Africa. …

… against tetanus in Turkey, we surveyed immunity in different … Immunity to tetanus and
diphtheria in rural Africa. Am J Trop … Tetanus and diphtheria immunity in an elderly population in …

… of 47 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa that carry a substantial … of the third dose of Diphtheria
Tetanus and Pertussis vaccine (… MNTE, tetanus serosurveys of tetanus immunity in countries …

Background: World Health Organization recently reviewed the possible nonspecific effects
of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine. The results were considered inconsistent …

… poliomyelitis in travellers visiting an endemic country.2, 3, 4 … of at least 250 IU of Human
Tetanus immune globulin (TIG) … remains endemic in various developing countries in Africa, …

… , presumably through modulation of the immune system 1 ; for example, BCG has been
shown to induce epigenetic changes and reprogramme innate immunity. The best-known …

… regional disparities within the country. The results of the … low level of immunization uptake in
the country. Local NGOs and … in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa have tended to privilege the …

… immunity for diphtheria in Tajikistan is low, particularly among 10–19 year-olds. Population
immunity to tetanus is generally higher than for diphtheria, but is … In general, any country with …

… vaccine combined with diphtheria and tetanus toxoid, which … Nigeria is the most populous
country in Africa with about 50… doses of DPT as herd immunity for diphtheria is 85% while that …