Increase in invasive disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae b, the Netherlands, 2020 to 2021

The incidence of most respiratory-transmitted diseases decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of containment measures. In contrast, in the Netherlands we noted an increase in invasive disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae b (Hib) (from < 0.3/100,000 before 2019 to 0.39 and 0.33/100...

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Autores principales: Steens, Anneke, Stanoeva, Kamelia R, Knol, Mirjam J, Mariman, Rob, de Melker, Hester E, van Sorge, Nina M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2021
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Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8532506/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34676819
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.42.2100956
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Sumario:The incidence of most respiratory-transmitted diseases decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of containment measures. In contrast, in the Netherlands we noted an increase in invasive disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae b (Hib) (from < 0.3/100,000 before 2019 to 0.39 and 0.33/100,000 in 2020 and 2021) in vaccinated and unvaccinated age groups. We did not find a change in vaccine effectiveness against Hib invasive disease (effectiveness > 90%). We discuss factors that may have contributed to this rise.

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