| haemophilus influenzae type b infection in children in pacific countries. | the haemophilus influenzae type b (hib) disease burden among children under five years in four pacific island countries (pic was estimated. the incidence of confirmed hib meningitis was calculated using numbers of culture confirmed isolates. in addition, the who hib rapid assessment tool (rat) was used to estimate the true hib meningitis incidence and the number of hib meningitis and pneumonia cases and deaths. the hib meningitis annual incidence in three pics was 70 to 84 per 100,000 children u ... | 2004 | 18181445 |