Pneumococcal diseases kill 18,000 children yearly in Latin


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061215/hl_afp/brazildiseasechildren"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061215/capt.sge.ayt14.151206230914.photo00.photo.default-512x396.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=Kndj9LJlboIp2HVfgRRlbQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="A doctor prepares doses of a pneumococcal vaccine in Dieppe, France, in June 2006. Pneumococcal diseases kill 18,000 children each year in Latin America because of a lack of systematic vaccines, said a study published at a conference here of experts on the diseases.(AFP/File/Robert Francois)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Pneumococcal diseases kill 18,000 children each year in Latin America because of a lack of systematic vaccines, said a study published at a conference here of experts on the diseases.</p><br clear="all"/>