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A potentially lethal disease is making headlines in the U.S. as rates of vaccination fall. Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib ...

The FDA has granted accelerated approval of Hiberix (Haemophilus b Conjugate Vaccine [Tetanus Toxoid Conjugate], from GlaxoSmithKline) for active immunization as a booster dose for the prevention of ...

Hib, a deadly bacterial infection that causes meningitis, is making a comeback, doctors warn. They say the rise in cases is changing the way they practice medicine.

Haemophilus influenzae type b, the bacterial infection that once caused thousands of cases of meningitis and pneumonia in young children each year, is drawing fresh concern from public health ...

Antibody to Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) polysaccharide (PRP) was measured in 42 children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) and 42 non-leukaemic hospital controls. Modelling anti-PRP ...

A scar that runs along the base of Dr. Lara Johnson’s neck serves as a permanent reminder of the devastating effects of a vaccine-preventable disease. When Johnson was 4 years old, she caught a ...

Epidemiology and Infection, Vol. 140, No. 8 (AUGUST 2012), pp. 1343-1355 (13 pages) Global coverage of infant Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination has increased considerably during the past ...

Sanofi Pasteur First International Vaccine Company to Enter Japan With Pediatric Vaccine ActHIB (Haemophilus Influenzae Type b Vaccine) Available in Japan on December 19, 2008 LYON, France, November ...

The oldest known case of the disease was found in a 6-year-old boy who died around the year 550 Unsurprisingly, the boy’s tooth also contained genetic remains of Y. pestis. He probably contracted the ...

There are no data concerning safety and immunogenicity of Hib polysaccharide vaccine in children with SCD. 89 patients with SCD (SS:60, SC:24, STnal:5) age 18mo to 20y were given 25mg vaccine SQ (b ...