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Department of Health – Infectious Diseases.
Victorian Government Health Information – Immunisation.
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References used for this fact sheet
- Australian Immunisation Handbook – Ninth edition, 2008, Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government. More information here.
- Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B, poliomyelitis (polio) and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) – immunisation information, Department of Health, Victorian Government. More information here.
- Criteria for use of government vaccine, Department of Health, Victorian Government. More information here.
- Common reactions to vaccines, Department of Health, State Government of Victoria. More information here.
- Oberklaid F, Kaminsky L, 2006, Epiglottitis, Raising Children Network, Australian Government. More information here.
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), You’ve got what? 4th edition - 2009, SA Health Communicable Disease Control Branch - South Australian Government. More information here.
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