Seasonal modulation of antibody response to diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination in infants: a cohort study in rural Gambia

• Main Authors: Sandra G. Okala (Author), Momodou K. Darboe (Author), Fatou Sosseh (Author), Bakary Sonko (Author), Tisbeh Faye-Joof (Author), Andrew M. Prentice (Author), Sophie E. Moore (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In rural Gambia, rates of malnutrition and infection are higher during the annual rainy/'hungry' season (June-October) in comparison to the dry/'harvest' season (November-May). The effects of this seasonal pattern on an infant's immune development and the...