Significantly Reduced Genoprevalence of Vaccine-Type HPV-16/18 Infections among Vaccinated Compared to Non-Vaccinated Young Women 5.5 Years after a Bivalent HPV-16/18 Vaccine (Cervarix®) Pilot Project in Uganda

Edward Kumakech; Vanja Berggren; Henry Wabinga; Gabriella Lillsunde-Larsson; Gisela Helenius; Malin Kaliff; Mats Karlsson; Samuel Kirimunda; Caroline Musubika; Sören Andersson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0160099

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Significantly Reduced Genoprevalence of Vaccine-Type HPV-16/18 Infections among Vaccinated Compared to Non-Vaccinated Young Women 5.5 Years after a Bivalent HPV-16/18 Vaccine (Cervarix®) Pilot Project in Uganda

Edward Kumakech ,

* E-mail: Edward.kumakech@oru.se; kumakeche@yahoo.com

Affiliations School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, Department of Pathology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7237-7734

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Vanja Berggren,

Affiliations Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, Department of Public Health (Global Health/IHCAR), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Henry Wabinga,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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Gabriella Lillsunde-Larsson,

Affiliations School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University Hospital and Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Gisela Helenius,

Affiliations School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University Hospital and Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Malin Kaliff,

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University Hospital and Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Mats Karlsson,

Affiliations School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University Hospital and Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Samuel Kirimunda,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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Caroline Musubika,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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Sören Andersson

Affiliations School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University Hospital and Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Significantly Reduced Genoprevalence of Vaccine-Type HPV-16/18 Infections among Vaccinated Compared to Non-Vaccinated Young Women 5.5 Years after a Bivalent HPV-16/18 Vaccine (Cervarix®) Pilot Project in Uganda

Edward Kumakech,
Vanja Berggren,
Henry Wabinga,
Gabriella Lillsunde-Larsson,
Gisela Helenius,
Malin Kaliff,
Mats Karlsson,
Samuel Kirimunda,
Caroline Musubika,
Sören Andersson

Published: August 2, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160099

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