欧洲传播脑炎的公开可用的监测数据,2023年
Frederick J Angulo1, Kate Halsby2, Alexander Davidson3
1Vaccines and Antivirals Medical Affairs, Pfizer Vaccines, 500 Arcola Rd, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases
|August 13, 2024
概括
大多数欧洲国家强制报告传播脑炎 (TBE) 和相关的神经感染. 然而,监控方法的差异很大,阻碍了对TBE的清晰理解.
科学领域:
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 公共卫生监督 公共卫生监督
背景情况:
- 引起的脑炎 (TBE) 是由TBE病毒 (TBEV) 引起的中枢神经系统感染.
- 了解监测实践对于评估欧洲TBEV疾病负担至关重要.
- 众所周知,目前在欧洲的TBE监测是异质的.
研究的目的:
- 评估欧洲各国对TBE和相关的神经感染的法定报告格局.
- 确定报告责任和数据的可用性,在建立监控系统的国家.
- 将ECDC报告的TBE病例与国家监测数据进行比较.
主要方法:
- 在2023年进行了在线搜索,以确定欧洲国家对TBE,TBEV感染和急性/病毒性脑膜炎/脑炎的法定报告要求.
- 对于具有法定报告的国家,确定了通知责任 (临床医生,实验室).
- 从国家监测报告中获得的TBE病例数与2020-2023年期间ECDC数据进行了比较.
主要成果:
- 44个欧洲国家中有37个 (84%) 要求对TBE,TBEV感染或急性/病毒性脑膜炎/脑炎进行法定报告.
- 30个有监测报告的国家中有26个 (87%) 在2020-2023年期间记录了TBE病例.
- 报告要求各不相同,有17个国家要求临床医生和实验室都进行报告.
结论:
- 大多数欧洲国家已经实施了对TBE和相关疾病的法定报告.
- 在欧洲各地的TBE监控实践中存在显著的异质性.
- 建议对TBE监测进行标准化,以提高对其疾病负担的理解.
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