This supplemental issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases provides numerous articles on the surveillance and detection of pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in developing countries. Topics include progress and challenges in disease surveillance and detection, and case definitions for pneumococcal syndromes. The supplement also includes articles on disease burden and surveillance in countries around the world, including Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Mozambique, among others.

Author(s): Black S, Knoll MD, eds.

Published: 2009

Resource types: Peer-reviewed journal

Diseases: Pneumococcus

Topics: Disease burden and surveillance; Disease/vaccine specific information

Regions: Global