Is susceptibility to severe infection in low-income countries inherited or acquired?

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From a low-income country perspective, we need to emphasize factors which affect acquired susceptibility to severe infection. Such factors may lend themselves to modification by public health interventions. The present paper reviews the experience with understanding the causes of severe measles infection and the impact of health interventions in Guinea-Bissau over a 28-year period. In the 1970s, acquired...

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