Impact of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination on the incidence of invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in France, 15 years after its introduction

Publié le 2 septembre 2013
Mis à jour le 10 juillet 2025

We assessed the impact of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination, introduced in France in early 1993, on the incidence of invasive Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) disease up to 2008. The incidence of Hi meningitis fell from 0·9/100 000 in 1991-1992 to 0·09/100 000 in 1996-2008, with a marked decline (96%) in children aged

Auteur : Georges S, Lepoutre A, Dabernat H, Levy Bruhl D
Epidemiology and Infection, 2013, vol. 141, n°. 9, p. 1787-96