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This article is part of the supplement: Fourth Dominique International Conference. Maternal chronic viral infections transmitted to infants: from mechanisms to prevention and care

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Main infections in the children under 5 years old in developing countries: reports and perspectives

Christian Courpotin

SOLTHIS, Paris, France

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Retrovirology 2008, 5(Suppl 1):L8doi:10.1186/1742-4690-5-S1-L8

Published: 9 April 2008

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Spectacular progress in reducing under 5 mortality achieved in the last few decades is projected to continue. There were about 11 million such deaths in 1997 compared to 21 million in 1955.


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