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Efficacy of nine-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against pneumonia and invasive pneumococcal disease in The Gambia: randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Cutts, FT, Zaman, SMA, Enwere, G, Jaffar, S, Levine, OS, Okoko, JB, Oluwalana, C, Vaughan, A, Obaro, SK, Leach, A, McAdam, KP, Biney, E, Saaka, M, Onwuchekwa, U, Yallop, F, Pierce, NF, Greenwood, BM, Adegbola, RA

“…Pneumonia is estimated to cause 2 million deaths every year in children. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most important cause of severe pneumonia. We aimed to…”
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Human papillomavirus and HPV vaccines : a review by CUTTS, F. T, FRANCESCHI, S, MARKOWITZ, L, GOLDIE, S, CASTELLSAGUE, X, DE SANJOSE, S, GARNETT, G, EDMUNDS, W. J, CLAEYS, P, GOLDENTHAL, K. L, HARPER, D. M

“…Cervical cancer, the most common cancer affecting women in developing countries, is caused by persistent infection with "high-risk" genotypes of human…”
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Human papillomavirus and HPV vaccines: a review by Cutts, FT, Franceschi, Goldie, Castellsague, Sanjose, S de, Garnett, Edmunds, WJ, Claeys, Goldenthal, KL, Harper, DM, Markowitz

“…Cervical cancer, the most common cancer affecting women in developing countries, is caused by persistent infection with "high-risk" genotypes of human…”
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Rubella vaccination: must not be business as usual by Cutts, FT, Metcalf, CJE, Lessler, J, Grenfell, BT

“…Since GAVIeligible and non-eligible countries and those with high and low coverage border each other (figure), the usual process for introduction of new and…”
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A Cohort Study of the Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine in Older People, Performed Using the United Kingdom General Practice Research Database by Mangtani, Punam, Cumberland, Phillippa, Hodgson, Cathy R., Roberts, Jennifer A., Cutts, Felicity T., Hall, Andrew J.

“…Background. The effectiveness of influenza vaccination against hospitalization and death can only ethically be assessed in observational studies. A concern is…”
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Modelling the incidence of congenital rubella syndrome in developing countries by CUTTS, F. T, VYNNYCKY, E

“…As of 1997, less than one-third of developing countries included rubella vaccine in their national immunization programme. In countries that have achieved high…”
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Immunogenicity and serotype-specific efficacy of a 9-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-9) determined during an efficacy trial in The Gambia by Saaka, M, Okoko, B.J, Kohberger, R.C, Jaffar, S, Enwere, G, Biney, E.E, Oluwalana, C, Vaughan, A, Zaman, S.M.A, Asthon, L, Goldblatt, D, Greenwood, B.M, Cutts, F.T, Adegbola, R.A

“…Abstract This study aimed to determine the immunogenicity of a 9-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-9) in a subgroup of Gambian children enrolled in a…”
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Response to different measles vaccine strains given by aerosol and subcutaneous routes to schoolchildren: a randomised trial by Dilraj, Athmanundh, Cutts, Felicity T, Fernandez de Castro, J, Wheeler, Jeremy G, Brown, David, Roth, Cathy, Coovadia, Hoosen M, Bennett, John V

“…More than one dose of measles vaccine is necessary for the sustained control of measles. The aerosol route is thought to be more immunogenic for booster doses…”
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Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: transmission patterns and vaccine control by ABEBE, A., NOKES, D. J., DEJENE, A., ENQUSELASSIE, F., MESSELE, T., CUTTS, F. T.

“…A community-based seroepidemiological survey of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was conducted in 1994 to inform on the transmission dynamics and control of hepatitis B…”
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The predicted impact of private sector MMR vaccination on the burden of Congenital Rubella Syndrome by Vynnycky, E., Gay, N.J., Cutts, F.T.

“…In many developing countries, Measles–Mumps–Rubella (MMR) vaccine is available through the private but not the public sectors, and there is no systematic…”
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An economic analysis of a pneumococcal vaccine programme in people aged over 64 years in a developed country setting by Mangtani, Punam, Roberts, Jennifer A, Hall, Andrew J, Cutts, Felicity T

“…Background Polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccination for older adults is being introduced in developed country settings. Evidence of protection by this vaccine…”
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Measles elimination: progress and challenges by Cutts, F.T., Henao-Restrepo, A.-M., Olivé, J.M.

“…The accelerating progress in reducing measles incidence and mortality in many parts of the world has led to calls for its global eradication during the next…”
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Has oral fluid the potential to replace serum for the evaluation of population immunity levels? A study of measles, rubella and hepatitis B in rural Ethiopia by NOKES, D. James, ENQUSELASSIE, Fikre, NIGATU, Wondatir, VYSE, Andrew J, COHEN, Bernard J, BROWN, David W. G, CUTTS, Felicity T

“…To assess the suitability of using oral-fluid samples for determining the prevalence of immunity to vaccine-preventable infections. Paired blood and oral-fluid…”
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Successes And Failures In Measles Control by Cutts, Felicity T., Markowitz, Lauri E.

“…The Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) of the World Health Organization has a global target of reducing measles incidence by 90% and mortality by 95%…”
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Advances and challenges for the expanded programme on immunization by Cutts, F T

“…Over 3 million deaths from measles, neonatal tetanus and pertussis are prevented by vaccination each year. In the Americas, poliomyelitis has been eliminated,…”
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Estimating the force of measles virus infection from hospitalised cases in Lusaka, Zambia by Scott, Susana, Mossong, Joel, Moss, William J., Cutts, Felicity T., Kasolo, Francis, Sinkala, Moses, Cousens, Simon

“…Estimates of the force of infection (the rate at which susceptible individuals acquire infection) are essential for modelling the transmission dynamics of…”
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Caution—mortality ratios ahead by Cutts, FT, EM Fine, P

“…[Peter Aaby] and colleagues include data from three trials. However, the Guinea-Bissau and Gambia trials had a total of only 13-2 person-years of observation…”
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Vaccines for neonatal viral infections: hepatitis B vaccine by Cutts, F T, Hall, A J

“…In many parts of the world, intervention in the neonatal period is required for prevention of hepatitis B virus infection and its consequences…”
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Age- and sex-specific HIV-1 prevalence in the urban community setting of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by FONTANET, A. L, MESSELE, T, COUTINHO, R. A, NOKES, D. J, DEJENE, A, ENQUSELASSIE, F, ABEBE, A, CUTTS, F. T, DE WIT, T. R, SAHLU, T, BINDELS, P, YENENEH, H

“…To estimate the age and sex-specific prevalence of HIV infection in the population of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Two-stage cluster sampling of the population aged…”
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Alternative routes of measles immunization: a review by Cutts, F T, Clements, C J, Bennett, J V

“…Measles is one of the major causes of childhood mortality in developing countries, despite current prevention of over 2 million child deaths each year by…”
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