AIMS This is the first in a series of annual immunisation coverage reports that document trends in NSW for a range of standard measures derived from Australian Childhood Immunisation Register data, including overall coverage at standard age milestones and for individual vaccines. This report includes data up to and including 2009. METHODS Data from the Australian Childhood Immunisation Regist...

This study compared the economic value of pediatric immunisation programmes for influenza to those for rotavirus (RV), meningococcal disease (MD), pneumococcal disease (PD), human papillomavirus (HPV), hepatitis B (Hep B), and varicella reported in recent (2000 onwards) cost-effectiveness (CE) studies identified in a systematic review of PubMed, health technology, and vaccination databases. The...

BACKGROUND Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) continues to be one of the main causes of infant mortality in the United States. The objective of this study was to analyse the association between diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) immunisation and SIDS over time. METHODS The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided the number of cases of SIDS and live births per year (1968-2009), al...

BACKGROUND Various studies have shown that DNA immunisation with gene allergen induces a non-allergic response. METHODS We applied this new type of vaccination to bovine beta-lactoglobulin (BLG), a major cow's milk allergen, using a plasmid that allows the production of a partially secreted protein. Specific antibodies and cytokines were quantified in different immunisation protocols. RESUL...

OBJECTIVE Studies have highlighted that children of adolescent (aged 15-19 years) mothers are likely to receive relatively poor healthcare. With an unacceptably high adolescent birth rate, India houses the highest number of adolescent mothers globally, putting children at risk of inadequate vaccination. This paper assesses trends and extent of socioeconomic disparities in the coverage of full i...

Immunisation remains one of the most important public health interventions to reduce child morbidity and mortality. The purpose this study was analyse differential effects household characteristics on immunisation coverage for children aged 12-23 months in Butere, Nyakach Alego Usonga Sub Counties Western Kenya. specific objectives were: describe characteristics, determine level by antigens las...

BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection continues to challenge the development of antigen-specific immune-based strategies for the management (therapeutic immunisation) and prevention (vaccination) of HIV-1 infection. OBJECTIVE This review aims to assess current prospects for HIV-1 therapeutic immunisation with particular emphasis on the contribution of peptide-based immunog...