加拿大侵袭性脑膜炎球菌病的流行病学,2012-2019年
Myriam Saboui1, Raymond Sw Tsang2, Robert MacTavish1
1Centre for Immunisation and Respiratory Infectious Diseases, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON.
概括
侵入性脑膜炎球菌病 (IMD) 在加拿大仍然是一个罕见但严重的威胁,主要影响年幼儿童. 血清组B是主要原因,与ST-11 CC相关的血清组W菌株的增加令人担忧.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 疫苗学 疫苗学 疫苗学
背景情况:
- 自2002年以来,加拿大实施了各种脑膜炎球菌疫苗接种计划.
- 这些计划使用单价 (血清组C) 和四价 (A,C,Y,W) 联合疫苗.
- 脑膜炎球菌疫苗也用于疫情应对,包括血清组B疫苗.
研究的目的:
- 描述加拿大侵入性脑膜炎球菌病 (IMD) 的流行病学.
- 分析2012年至2019年之间的IMD趋势.
- 识别关键血清组及其相关的克隆复合体.
主要方法:
- 从国家增强的IMD监控系统 (2012-2019) 中收集的数据.
- 由国家微生物学实验室确认和描述的脑膜炎球菌分离物.
- 分析包括血清组,表型和克隆复合体识别.
主要成果:
- 从2012年到2019年,共有983例IMD病例被报告.
- 根据年龄调整的IMD总发病率为每10万人口0.34例.
- 婴儿 (<1岁) 的发病率最高 (3.6/100,000);B血清组是最常见的 (0.17/100,000).
- 血清组W病例增加,由ST-11 CC驱动,取代了ST-22 CC.
结论:
- 侵袭性脑膜炎球菌病在加拿大罕见但严重,主要影响年轻人.
- 血清组B仍然是IMD的主要原因.
- 血清组W,特别是ST-11 CC,在未接种疫苗的人群中越来越令人担忧.
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