Antibody titers to vaccine-preventable diseases such as tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, and rubella decline within 1-10 years after allogeneic or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) if the recipient is not vaccinated. Vaccine-preventable diseases such as pneumococcal diseases, Haemophilus influenzae type b infections, influenza, measles, and varicella can pose an increased ...

In 1999 there were 88,229 [corrected] notifications of communicable diseases in Australia reported to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS). The number of notifications in 1999 was an increase of 3 per cent on notifications in 1998 (85,227) and the second largest reporting year since the NNDSS commenced in 1991. Notifications in 1999 consisted of 29,977 bloodborne infecti...

Chronic liver disease is a considerable burden on society, being one of the three main causes of death in certain regions of Africa and Asia. Liver transplant is the only treatment option for cirrhosis, which is the end stage of many chronic liver diseases. This article reviews the preventable causes of cirrhosis and the preventive strategies which could be implemented in order to avoid the cat...

BACKGROUND It is likely that disease specific infectious morbidity is under-reported. Microbiologically identifiable diseases may be "hidden" in ICD-10 code as "unspecified" disease. AIMS To estimate the proportion of "unspecified" morbidity of infectious cause in infants and young children reported by Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) in England in 1999 that could reasonably be attributed to...

During the past 35 years Oman has undergone a rapid socioeconomic and epidemiological transition leading to a steep reduction in child and adult mortality and morbidity due to the decline of various communicable diseases, including vaccine-preventable diseases. Good governance and planning, together with leadership and commitment by the government, has been a critical factor in this reduction. ...

•11 vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) were examined to measure the impact of national immunization program•Most 11 VPDs exhibited dramatic declines in morbidity rate after their integration into Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)•From 1978 2018, total life expectancy for increased by 0.79 years, and similar results obtained different age groups•Improving vaccination coverage is a key aspe...

Background. Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent infectious diseases. Inadequate vaccination coverage among healthcare workers a major concern for organizations. The lack of specific immunity against pertussis represents risk acquiring associated infection by medical staff but also being source patients. More than 70% all infections are vaccine-preventable. Pertussis remains one imp...