| in search of pigbel: gone or just forgotten in the highlands of papua new guinea? | throughout the 1960s and 1970s, pigbel (enteritis necroticans) was the most common cause of death in children over the age of 1 year in hospitals in the highlands of papua new guinea (png). there has been recent widespread perception that after the successful vaccination program in the 1980s the disease virtually disappeared. a new vaccine is now available, but disease burden information is conflicting: despite almost no pigbel being reported from major hospitals there have been many reports of ... | 2003 | 16454395 |