Publications by authors named "Abdirahman Ibrahim Hassan"
Article Synopsis
- The study examined pneumococcal disease in internally displaced people (IDP) in Somaliland, revealing a 36% overall carriage rate, with 70% in children under 5.
- Researchers found that 41% of strains carried were from the 10-valent PNEUMOSIL vaccine, potentially causing over half of the invasive diseases.
- The results indicate that implementing pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) could significantly reduce the disease burden in this vulnerable population.
Background: Populations affected by humanitarian crises experience high burdens of acute respiratory infections (ARI), potentially driven by risk factors for severe disease such as poor nutrition and underlying conditions, and risk factors that may increase transmission such as overcrowding and the possibility of high social mixing. However, little is known about social mixing patterns in these populations.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional social contact survey among internally displaced people (IDP) living in Digaale, a permanent IDP camp in Somaliland.