Forest Plot from Scientific Research

IRRs are presented comparing incidence between RTS,S implementation and comparison areas among children eligible to have received three doses of RTS,S. Severe malaria is shown for all cases and for the subset excluding cases that met the definition of suspected meningitis but for which meningitis status could not be determined (eg, due to a lumbar puncture not being done). Tracer conditions are those unlikely to be influenced by the RTS,S vaccine (admissions of any cause, excluding those with malaria, anaemia, or meningitis). IRR=incidence rate ratio. RTS,S=RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine

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