Pre-vaccination carriage prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes among internally displaced people in Somaliland: a cross-sectional study
These findings suggest considerable potential for direct and indirect protection against pneumococcal disease in Digaale through PCV use in children and potentially adolescents.
Authors
- Jason Hinds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2739-1908)
- Kim Mulholland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7947-680X)
- Saeed Mohamood Soleman
- Mohamed Omer Bobe
- Rosalind M. Eggo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0362-6717)
- Belinda D. Ortika (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7710-5124)
- Stefan Flasche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5808-2606)
- Mohamed Saed Ahmed
- Saied Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1207-4352)
- Francesco Checchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9030-5382)
- Rachael Cummings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5070-3335)
- Kevin van Zandvoort (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7770-0537)
- Catherine R. McGowan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6941-6539)
- Catherine Satzke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3164-8849)
- Casey L. Pell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3883-2163)
- Mohamed Ismail Abdi
- Abdirahman Ibrahim Hassan
- Saed Ibrahim
- Mustapha Ahmed Karim
- Mohamed Abdi Hergeye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4855-0370)
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Peter Doherty Institute (AU)
- Save the Children (GB)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pneumonia
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41479-024-00148-6
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.87
Funders
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Wellcome Trust
- Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance
- Government of the United Kingdom
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- State Government of Victoria