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Uptake and effectiveness of monovalent influenza A (H1N1) pandemic 2009 vaccine among healthcare personnel in Kenya, 2010.
Vaccine
September 2013
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya (CDC-K), Nairobi, Kenya. Electronic address:
Introduction: During April-June 2010, the Kenya Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation distributed free monovalent influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 vaccines to health care personnel (HCP) and other vulnerable groups. We conducted a prospective, cohort study among HCP to characterize influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 vaccine uptake, and to assess influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 vaccine effectiveness.
Methods: We enrolled HCP from 5 hospitals and followed them for 6 months.
Use of population-based surveillance to define the high incidence of shigellosis in an urban slum in Nairobi, Kenya.
PLoS One
September 2013
Global Disease Detection Program, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya (CDC-K) Collaboration, Nairobi, Kenya.
Background: Worldwide, Shigella causes an estimated 160 million infections and >1 million deaths annually. However, limited incidence data are available from African urban slums. We investigated the epidemiology of shigellosis and drug susceptibility patterns within a densely populated urban settlement in Nairobi, Kenya through population-based surveillance.
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