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Query: UMLS:C0348321 (
Haemophilus
)
15,372
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
This article provides background information on bacterial diseases and discusses those that are candidates for elimination or eradication. Only one disease, neonatal tetanus, is a strong candidate for elimination. Others, including
Haemophilus
influenzae b infection, leprosy, diphtheria, pertussis, tuberculosis, meningococcal disease,
congenital syphilis
, trachoma and syphilis are important causes of morbidity and mortality in industrialized and developing countries. For all these diseases, eradication/elimination is not likely because of the characteristics of the disease and limitations in the interventions.
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PMID:Candidate bacterial conditions. 1006 76
