Publications by authors named "Kamel Abusal"
Article Synopsis
- Infections, particularly invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPDs), pose significant health risks in Jordan, and current data highlights the absence of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) in the national vaccination program.
- A study involving 1,015 pediatric patients identified the prevalence of common pneumococcal serotypes, with notable findings including a high PCR positivity rate and identified serotypes such as 6B and 14.
- This research underscores the urgent need to introduce PCVs in Jordan's vaccination schedule, as it provides critical data on prevalent serotypes to guide vaccine selection.
Background: The healthcare system in Jordan faced substantial burden during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic including disruption of routine childhood vaccination services.
Aims: We sought, for the first time, to describe the impact of the 2020 pandemic on vaccination coverage of Jordanian children in Jordan and to identify the key contributing factors.
Methods: Nationwide vaccination rates were retrieved from the electronic records at the Ministry of Health (2018-2020) enrolling crude births of 220,057 Jordanian children during 2020.
Background: As part of the polio-eradication strategy, the World Health Organization (WHO) has established a global acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance system. AFP surveillance has successfully helped Jordan achieve polio-free certification. However, there is a substantial risk of polio importation from neighboring countries including Syria and Iraq.
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