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Influenza vaccine causes weaker immune response for children of rural Gabon than in semi-urban areas
10-22-2007 · EurekAlert!Researchers have found that vaccination against influenza strains seem to be more effective in a semi-urban population than in a rural population of schoolchildren in Gabon, Africa, according to an article in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. The study is one of eight that will be presented and webcast live from the National Institutes of Health on Oct. 22, 2007 as part of the launch of the Council of Science Editors' Global Theme Issue on Poverty and Human Development.
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