Journal article

Duration of BCG protection against tuberculosis and change in effectiveness with time since vaccination in Norway: a retrospective population-based cohort study

Little is known about how long the BCG vaccine protects against tuberculosis. This study assessed the long-term vaccine effectiveness (VE) in Norwegian-born individuals.

Languages

  • English

Publication year

2016

Journal

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volume

2

Type

Journal article

Categories

  • Service delivery

Diseases

  • TB

Countries

  • Norway

Tags

  • Coverage monitoring

WHO Regions

  • European Region