Epidemiology and transmission dynamics of Streptococcus pneumoniae in low and lower-middle income settings : implications for vaccination strategies

Disease due to Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of mortality and morbidity globally. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are being routinely introduced in immunisation programmes with support from Gavi, the Vaccine alliance, in low-income countries but uncertainty remains around the impa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: le Polain de Waroux, Olivier
Other Authors: Edmunds, J.
Published: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London) 2017
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.727622