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JAMA. 1999;281:409-410.

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MMWR. 1998;47:993-998

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Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) causes serious invasive diseases among previously healthy children aged less than 5 years. Before the availability of conjugate vaccines in 1988, Hib was the most common cause of bacterial meningitis among preschool-aged children.^1-2 Since 1993, the incidence of Hib invasive disease (defined as illness clinically compatible with invasive disease such as meningitis or sepsis, with isolation of the bacterium from a normally sterile site) among children aged <5 years has declined greater than 95% in the United States.³ This report describes the continued decline of reported Hib invasive disease cases and underscores the need for investigation of Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) invasive disease cases.

National Surveillance

State health agencies and the District of Columbia provide weekly reports of provisional cases of Hi invasive disease to CDC through the National Electronic Telecommunications System for Surveillance (NETSS).⁴ Case reports include basic . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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