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Lang JC, Kura K, Garba SM, Elbasha EH, Chen YH. Comparison of a static cohort model and dynamic transmission model for respiratory syncytial virus intervention programs for infants in England and Wales. Vaccine 2024; 42:1918-1927. [PMID: 38368224 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND A recent study comparing results of multiple cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) in a hypothetical population found that monoclonal antibody (mAb) immunoprophylaxis for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants averted fewer medically attended cases when estimated using dynamic transmission models (DTMs) versus static cohort models (SCMs). We aimed to investigate whether model calibration or parameterization could be the primary driver of inconsistencies between SCM and DTM predictions. METHODS A recently published DTM evaluating the CEA of infant mAb immunoprophylaxis in England and Wales (EW) was selected as the reference model. We adapted our previously published SCM for US infants to EW by utilizing the same data sources used by the DTM. Both models parameterized mAb efficacy from a randomized clinical trial (RCT) that estimated an average efficacy of 74.5% against all medically attended RSV episodes and 62.1% against RSV hospitalizations. To align model assumptions, we modified the SCM to incorporate waning efficacy. Since the estimated indirect effects from the DTM were small (i.e., approximately 100-fold smaller in magnitude than direct effects), we hypothesized that alignment of model parameters should result in alignment of model predictions. Outputs for model comparison comprised averted hospitalizations and averted GP visits, estimated for seasonal (S) and seasonal-with-catchup (SC) immunization strategies. RESULTS When we aligned the SCM intervention parameters to DTM intervention parameters, significantly more averted hospitalizations were predicted by the SCM (S: 32.3%; SC: 51.3%) than the DTM (S: 17.8%; SC: 28.6%). The SCM most closely replicated the DTM results when the initial efficacy of the mAb intervention was 62.1%, leading to an average efficacy of 39.3%. Under this parameterization the SCM predicted 17.4% (S) and 27.7% (SC) averted hospitalizations. Results were similar for averted GP visits. CONCLUSIONS Parameterization of the RSV mAb intervention efficacy is a plausible primary driver of differences between SCM versus DTM model predictions.
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- John C Lang
- Health Economic Decision Sciences, Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, Merck Canada Inc., Kirkland, QC, Canada
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- Health Economic Decision Sciences, Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, MSD (UK) Limited, London, United Kingdom.
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- Health Economic Decision Sciences, Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Health Economic Decision Sciences, Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Health Economic Decision Sciences, Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, MSD (UK) Limited, London, United Kingdom
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Whitaker HJ, Hassell K, Hoschler K, Power L, Stowe J, Boddington NL, Tsang C, Zhao H, Linley E, Button E, Okusi C, Aspden C, Byford R, deLusignan S, Amirthalingam G, Zambon M, Andrews NJ, Watson C. Influenza vaccination during the 2021/22 season: A data-linkage test-negative case-control study of effectiveness against influenza requiring emergency care in England and serological analysis of primary care patients. Vaccine 2024; 42:1656-1664. [PMID: 38342716 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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We present England 2021/22 end-of-season adjusted vaccine effectiveness (aVE) against laboratory confirmed influenza related emergency care use in children aged 1-17 and in adults aged 50+, and serological findings in vaccinated vs unvaccinated adults by hemagglutination inhibition assay. Influenza vaccination has been routinely offered to all children aged 2-10 years and adults aged 65 years + in England. In 2021/22, the offer was extended to children to age 15 years, and adults aged 50-64 years. Influenza activity rose during the latter half of the 2021/22 season, while remaining comparatively low due to COVID-19 pandemic control measures. Influenza A(H3N2) strains predominated. A test negative design was used to estimate aVE by vaccine type. Cases and controls were identified within a sentinel laboratory surveillance system. Vaccine histories were obtained from the National Immunisation Management Service (NIMS), an influenza and COVID-19 vaccine registry. These were linked to emergency department presentations (excluding accidents) with respiratory swabbing ≤ 14 days before or ≤ 7 days after presentation. Amongst adults, 423 positive and 32,917 negative samples were eligible for inclusion, and 145 positive and 6,438 negative samples among children. Those admitted to hospital were further identified. In serology against the circulating A(H3N2) A/Bangladesh/4005/2020-like strain, 61 % of current season adult vaccinees had titres ≥ 1:40 compared to 17 % of those unvaccinated in 2020/21 or 2021/22 (p < 0.001). We found good protection from influenza vaccination against influenza requiring emergency care in children (72.7 % [95 % CI 52.7, 84.3 %]) and modest effectiveness in adults (26.1 % [95 % CI 4.5, 42.8 %]). Adult VE was higher for A(H1N1) (81 % [95 % CI 50, 93 %]) than A(H3N2) (33 % [95 % CI 6, 53 %]). Consistent protection was observable across preschool, primary and secondary school aged children. Imperfect test specificity combined with very low prevalence may have biased estimates towards null. With limited influenza circulation, the study could not determine differences by vaccine types.
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- Heather J Whitaker
- Statistics, Modelling and Economics Department, UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK.
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- Immunisation and Vaccine-preventable Diseases Division, UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK
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- Virus Reference Unit, UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Vaccine-preventable Diseases Division, UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Vaccine-preventable Diseases Division, UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Vaccine-preventable Diseases Division, UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Vaccine-preventable Diseases Division, UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Vaccine-preventable Diseases Division, UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK
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- Seroepidemiology Unit, UK Health Security Agency, Manchester, UK
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- Nuffield Department of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre, Oxford Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre, Oxford Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre, Oxford Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre, Oxford Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre, Oxford Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre, 30, Euston Square, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Vaccine-preventable Diseases Division, UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK
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- Virus Reference Unit, UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK
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- Statistics, Modelling and Economics Department, UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK; Immunisation and Vaccine-preventable Diseases Division, UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Vaccine-preventable Diseases Division, UK Health Security Agency, Colindale, London, UK
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Hodgson D, Wilkins N, van Leeuwen E, Watson CH, Crofts J, Flasche S, Jit M, Atkins KE. Protecting infants against RSV disease: an impact and cost-effectiveness comparison of long-acting monoclonal antibodies and maternal vaccination. THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. EUROPE 2024; 38:100829. [PMID: 38476752 PMCID: PMC10928299 DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Background Two new products for preventing Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in young children have been licensed: a single-dose long-acting monoclonal antibody (la-mAB) and a maternal vaccine (MV). To facilitate the selection of new RSV intervention programmes for large-scale implementation, this study provides an assessment to compare the costs of potential programmes with the health benefits accrued. Methods Using an existing dynamic transmission model, we compared maternal vaccination to la-mAB therapy against RSV in England and Wales by calculating the impact and cost-effectiveness. We calibrated a statistical model to the efficacy trial data to accurately capture their immune waning and estimated the impact of seasonal and year-round programmes for la-mAB and MV programmes. Using these impact estimates, we identified the most cost-effective programme across pricing and delivery cost assumptions. Findings For infants under six months old in England and Wales, a year-round MV programme with 60% coverage would avert 32% (95% CrI 22-41%) of RSV hospital admissions and a year-round la-mAB programme with 90% coverage would avert 57% (95% CrI 41-69%). The MV programme has additional health benefits for pregnant women, which account for 20% of the population-level health burden averted. A seasonal la-mAB programme could be cost-effective for up to £84 for purchasing and administration (CCPA) and a seasonal MV could be cost-effective for up to £80 CCPA. Interpretation This modelling and cost-effectiveness analysis has shown that both the long-acting monoclonal antibodies and the maternal vaccine could substantially reduce the burden of RSV disease in the infant population. Our analysis has informed JCVI's recommendations for an RSV immunisation programme to protect newborns and infants. Funding National Institute for Health Research.
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- David Hodgson
- Centre of Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Centre of Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- UK Health Security Agency, London, UK
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- Centre of Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Centre of Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Centre of Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Centre for Global Health, Usher Institute, Edinburgh Medical School, University of Edinburgh, UK
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Wilkinson T, Beaver S, Macartney M, McArthur E, Yadav V, Lied‐Lied A. Burden of respiratory syncytial virus in adults in the United Kingdom: A systematic literature review and gap analysis. Influenza Other Respir Viruses 2023; 17:e13188. [PMID: 37744994 PMCID: PMC10511839 DOI: 10.1111/irv.13188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Despite the growing recognition of a potentially significant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease burden in adults, relevant evidence in the United Kingdom (UK) is limited. This systematic literature review (SLR) aimed to identify the disease burden of RSV in UK adults, including certain high-risk subgroups and existing evidence gaps. Published studies (2011 onwards) reporting epidemiological, economic and clinical burden outcomes in UK adults (≥15 years) with RSV were identified from indexed databases, including MEDLINE, Embase and the Cochrane library. High-risk groups included elderly (≥65 years), immunocompromised, co-morbid and co-infected patients. Outcomes included RSV incidence/prevalence, mortality, clinical presentation and direct/indirect resource use/costs. Twenty-eight publications on 28 unique studies were identified, mostly in general/respiratory indicator (n = 17), elderly (n = 10) and immunocompromised (n = 6) cohorts. Main outcomes reported in the general/respiratory indicator cohort were RSV infection incidence (seasonal/annual: 0.09-17.9%/6.6-15.1%), mortality (8,482 deaths/season) and direct resource use (including mean general practitioner [GP] episodes/season: 487,247). Seasonal/annual incidence was 14.6-26.5%/0.7-16% in high-risk cohorts. Attributed to RSV in the elderly were 7,915 deaths/season and 175,070 mean GP episodes/season. Only two studies reported on co-morbid cohorts. Clinical burden outcomes were only reported in general and immunocompromised patients, and no evidence was found in any cohort on indirect economic burden or RSV complications. Evidence captured suggests that RSV may have a substantial burden in UK adults. However, available data were limited and highly heterogenous, with further studies needed to characterise the burden of RSV in adults and to validate our findings.
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- Tom Wilkinson
- Clinical and Experimental SciencesUniversity of Southampton Faculty of MedicineSouthamptonUK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research Southampton Biomedical Research CentreSouthamptonUK
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Determinants of RSV epidemiology following suppression through pandemic contact restrictions. Epidemics 2022; 40:100614. [PMID: 35901639 PMCID: PMC9301974 DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2022.100614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION COVID-19 related non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) led to a suppression of RSV circulation in winter 2020/21 in the UK and an off-season resurgence in Summer 2021. We explore how the parameters of RSV epidemiology shape the size and dynamics of post-suppression resurgence and what we can learn about them from the resurgence patterns observed so far. METHODS We developed an age-structured dynamic transmission model of RSV and sampled the parameters governing RSV seasonality, infection susceptibility and post-infection immunity, retaining simulations fitting the UK's pre-pandemic epidemiology by a set of global criteria consistent with likelihood calculations. From Spring 2020 to Summer 2021 we assumed a reduced contact frequency, returning to pre-pandemic levels from Spring 2021. We simulated transmission forwards until 2023 and evaluated the impact of the sampled parameters on the projected trajectories of RSV hospitalisations and compared these to the observed resurgence. RESULTS Simulations replicated an out-of-season resurgence of RSV in 2021. If unmitigated, paediatric RSV hospitalisation incidence in the 2021/22 season was projected to increase by 30-60% compared to pre-pandemic levels. The increase was larger if infection risk was primarily determined by immunity acquired from previous exposure rather than age-dependent factors, exceeding 90 % and 130 % in 1-2 and 2-5 year old children, respectively. Analysing the simulations replicating the observed early outbreak in 2021 in addition to pre-pandemic RSV data, we found they were characterised by weaker seasonal forcing, stronger age-dependence of infection susceptibility and higher baseline transmissibility. CONCLUSION COVID-19 mitigation measures in the UK stopped RSV circulation in the 2020/21 season and generated immunity debt leading to an early off-season RSV epidemic in 2021. A stronger dependence of infection susceptibility on immunity from previous exposure increases the size of the resurgent season. The early onset of the RSV resurgence in 2021, its marginally increased size relative to previous seasons and its decline by January 2022 suggest a stronger dependence of infection susceptibility on age-related factors, as well as a weaker effect of seasonality and a higher baseline transmissibility. The pattern of resurgence has been complicated by contact levels still not back to pre-pandemic levels. Further fitting of RSV resurgence in multiple countries incorporating data on contact patterns will be needed to further narrow down these parameters and to better predict the pathogen's future trajectory, planning for a potential expansion of new immunisation products against RSV in the coming years.
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Stowe J, Tessier E, Zhao H, Guy R, Muller-Pebody B, Zambon M, Andrews N, Ramsay M, Lopez Bernal J. Interactions between SARS-CoV-2 and influenza, and the impact of coinfection on disease severity: a test-negative design. Int J Epidemiol 2021; 50:1124-1133. [PMID: 33942104 PMCID: PMC8135706 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyab081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The impact of SARS-CoV-2 alongside influenza is a major concern in the northern hemisphere as winter approaches. METHODS Test data for influenza and SARS-CoV-2 from national surveillance systems between 20 January 2020 and 25 April 2020 were used to estimate influenza infection on the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. A test-negative design was used to assess the odds of SARS-CoV-2 in those who tested positive for influenza compared with those who tested negative. The severity of SARS-CoV-2 was also assessed using univariable and multivariable analyses. RESULTS The risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 was 58% lower among influenza-positive cases and patients with a coinfection had a risk of death of 5.92 (95% confidence interval: 3.21-10.91) times greater than among those with neither influenza nor SARS-CoV-2. The odds of ventilator use or death and intensive care unit admission or death were greatest among coinfected patients. CONCLUSIONS Coinfection of these viruses could have a significant impact on morbidity, mortality and health-service demand.
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- Julia Stowe
- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Division, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Division, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Virus Reference Department, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Statistics, Modelling and Economics Department, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK
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Sinnathamby MA, Warburton F, Andrews N, Boddington NL, Zhao H, Ellis J, Tessier E, Donati M, Elliot AJ, Hughes HE, Byford R, Smith GE, Tripathy M, de Lusignan S, Zambon M, Pebody RG. Uptake and impact of vaccinating primary school children against influenza: Experiences in the fourth season of the live attenuated influenza vaccination programme, England, 2016/2017. Influenza Other Respir Viruses 2021; 16:113-124. [PMID: 34405555 PMCID: PMC8692804 DOI: 10.1111/irv.12898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background In the 2016/2017 influenza season, England was in its fourth season of the roll‐out of a live‐attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) targeted at healthy children aged two to less than 17 years. For the first time, all healthy children aged 2 to 8 years were offered LAIV at national level in 2016/2017. Since the commencement of the programme in 2013/2014, a series of geographically discrete pilot areas have been in place where quadrivalent LAIV was also offered to all school age children. In 2016/2017, these were children aged 8 to 11 years, other than those targeted by the national programme. Methods We evaluated the overall and indirect impact of vaccinating primary school age children, on the population of England, by measuring vaccine uptake levels and comparing cumulative disease incidence through various influenza surveillance schemes, in targeted and non‐targeted age groups in pilot and non‐pilot areas in 2016/2017. Results Our findings indicate that cumulative primary care influenza‐like consultations, primary and secondary care swab positivity, influenza confirmed hospitalisations and emergency department attendances in pilot areas were overall lower than those observed in non‐pilot areas; however, significant differences were not always observed in both targeted and non‐targeted age groups. Excess mortality was higher in pilot areas compared with non‐pilot areas. Conclusions These results are similar to earlier seasons of the programme indicating the importance and continuing support of vaccinating all primary school children with LAIV to reduce influenza related illness across the population, although further work is needed to understand the differences in excess mortality.
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- Mary A Sinnathamby
- Immunisation and Countermeasures, National Infection Service, Public Health England (PHE), London, UK
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- Statistics and Modelling Department, National Infection Service, Public Health England (PHE), London, UK
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- Statistics and Modelling Department, National Infection Service, Public Health England (PHE), London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures, National Infection Service, Public Health England (PHE), London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures, National Infection Service, Public Health England (PHE), London, UK
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- Virus Reference Department, National Infection Service, Public Health England (PHE), London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures, National Infection Service, Public Health England (PHE), London, UK
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- National Infection Service Laboratories, National Infection Service, Public Health England (PHE), Bristol, UK
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- Real-Time Syndromic Surveillance Team, National Infection Service, Public Health England (PHE), Birmingham, UK
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- Real-Time Syndromic Surveillance Team, National Infection Service, Public Health England (PHE), Birmingham, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC), Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), London, UK
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- Real-Time Syndromic Surveillance Team, National Infection Service, Public Health England (PHE), Birmingham, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC), Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), London, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC), Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), London, UK
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- Virus Reference Department, National Infection Service, Public Health England (PHE), London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures, National Infection Service, Public Health England (PHE), London, UK
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Arnold DT, Hamilton FW, Morris TT, Suri T, Morley A, Frost V, Vipond IB, Medford AR, Payne RA, Muir P, Maskell NA. Epidemiology of pleural empyema in English hospitals and the impact of influenza. Eur Respir J 2021; 57:2003546. [PMID: 33334937 PMCID: PMC8411895 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.03546-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Pleural empyema represents a significant healthcare burden due to extended hospital admissions and potential requirement for surgical intervention. This study aimed to assess changes in incidence and management of pleural empyema in England over the past 10 years and the potential impact of influenza on rates.Hospital Episode Statistics data were used to identify patients admitted to English hospitals with pleural empyema between 2008 and 2018. Linear regression was used to analyse the relationship between empyema rates and influenza incidence recorded by Public Health England. The relationship between influenza and empyema was further explored using serological data from a prospective cohort study of patients presenting with pleural empyema.Between April 2008 and March 2018 there were 55 530 patients admitted with pleural empyema. There was male predominance (67% versus 33%), which increased with age. Cases have increased significantly from 4447 in 2008 to 7268 in 2017. Peaks of incidence correlated moderately with rates of laboratory-confirmed influenza in children and young adults (r=0.30). For nine of the 10 years studied, the highest annual point incidence of influenza coincided with the highest admission rate for empyema (with a 2-week lag). In a cohort study of patients presenting to a single UK hospital with pleural empyema/infection, 24% (17 out of 72) had serological evidence of recent influenza infection, compared to 7% in seasonally matched controls with simple parapneumonic or cardiogenic effusions (p<0.001).Rates of empyema admissions in England have increased steadily with a seasonal variation that is temporally related to influenza incidence. Patient-level serological data from a prospective study support the hypothesis that influenza may play a pathogenic role in empyema development.
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- David T Arnold
- Bristol Academic Respiratory Unit, Learning and Research Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Public Health England South West Regional Laboratory, National Infection Service, Pathology Sciences Building, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Academic Respiratory Unit, Learning and Research Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
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- Public Health England South West Regional Laboratory, National Infection Service, Pathology Sciences Building, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
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- Public Health England South West Regional Laboratory, National Infection Service, Pathology Sciences Building, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Academic Respiratory Unit, Learning and Research Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Public Health England South West Regional Laboratory, National Infection Service, Pathology Sciences Building, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Academic Respiratory Unit, Learning and Research Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
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Lei C, Yang L, Lou CT, Yang F, SiTou KI, Hu H, Io K, Cheok KT, Pan B, Ung COL. Viral etiology and epidemiology of pediatric patients hospitalized for acute respiratory tract infections in Macao: a retrospective study from 2014 to 2017. BMC Infect Dis 2021; 21:306. [PMID: 33771128 PMCID: PMC7995389 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-05996-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are among the leading causes of hospitalization in children. Understanding the local dominant viral etiologies is important to inform infection control practices and clinical management. This study aimed to investigate the viral etiology and epidemiology of respiratory infections among pediatric inpatients in Macao. Methods A retrospective study using electronic health records between 2014 and 2017 at Kiang Wu Hospital was performed. Nasopharyngeal swab specimens were obtained from hospitalized children aged 13 years or younger with respiratory tract diseases. xMAP multiplex assays were employed to detect respiratory agents including 10 respiratory viruses. Data were analyzed to describe the frequency and seasonality. Results Of the 4880 children enrolled in the study, 3767 (77.1%) were positive for at least one of the 13 viral pathogens tested, of which 2707 (55.5%) being male and 2635 (70.0%) under 2 years old. Among the positive results, there were 3091 (82.0%) single infections and 676 (18.0%) multiple infections. The predominant viruses included human rhinovirus/enterovirus (HRV/EV 27.4%), adenovirus (ADV, 15.8%), respiratory syncytial virus B (RSVB, 7.8%) and respiratory syncytial virus A (RSVA, 7.8%). The detection of viral infection was the most prevalent in autumn (960/1176, 81.6%), followed by spring (1095/1406, 77.9%), winter (768/992, 77.4%), and summer (944/1306, 72.3%), with HRV/EV and ADV being most commonly detected throughout the 4 years of study period. The detection rate of viral infection was highest among ARI patients presented with croup (123/141, 87.2%), followed by lower respiratory tract infection (1924/2356, 81.7%) and upper respiratory tract infection (1720/2383, 72.2%). FluA, FluB and ADV were positive factors for upper respiratory tract infections. On the other hand, infection with RSVA, RSVB, PIV3, PIV4, HMPV, and EV/RHV were positively associated with lower respiratory tract infections; and PIV1, PIV2, and PIV3 were positively associated with croup. Conclusions This is the first study in Macao to determine the viral etiology and epidemiology of pediatric patients hospitalized for ARIs. The study findings can contribute to the awareness of pathogen, appropriate preventative measure, accurate diagnosis, and proper clinical management of respiratory viral infections among children in Macao.
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- Cheng Lei
- Department of Pediatrics, Kiang Wu Hospital, Macao SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kiang Wu Hospital, Macao SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kiang Wu Hospital, Macao SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kiang Wu Hospital, Macao SAR, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kiang Wu Hospital, Macao SAR, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kiang Wu Hospital, Macao SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China.
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Waterlow NR, Flasche S, Minter A, Eggo RM. Competition between RSV and influenza: Limits of modelling inference from surveillance data. Epidemics 2021; 35:100460. [PMID: 33838587 PMCID: PMC8193815 DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2021.100460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Influenza cause a large burden of disease. Evidence of their interaction via temporary cross-protection implies that prevention of one could inadvertently lead to an increase in the burden of the other. However, evidence for the public health impact of such interaction is sparse and largely derives from ecological analyses of peak shifts in surveillance data. To test the robustness of estimates of interaction parameters between RSV and Influenza from surveillance data we conducted a simulation and back-inference study. We developed a two-pathogen interaction model, parameterised to simulate RSV and Influenza epidemiology in the UK. Using the infection model in combination with a surveillance-like stochastic observation process we generated a range of possible RSV and Influenza trajectories and then used Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods to back-infer parameters including those describing competition. We find that in most scenarios both the strength and duration of RSV and Influenza interaction could be estimated from the simulated surveillance data reasonably well. However, the robustness of inference declined towards the extremes of the plausible parameter ranges, with misleading results. It was for instance not possible to tell the difference between low/moderate interaction and no interaction. In conclusion, our results illustrate that in a plausible parameter range, the strength of RSV and Influenza interaction can be estimated from a single season of high-quality surveillance data but also highlights the importance to test parameter identifiability a priori in such situations.
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- Naomi R Waterlow
- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK.
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
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Ladhani SN, Amin-Chowdhury Z, Davies HG, Aiano F, Hayden I, Lacy J, Sinnathamby M, de Lusignan S, Demirjian A, Whittaker H, Andrews N, Zambon M, Hopkins S, Ramsay ME. COVID-19 in children: analysis of the first pandemic peak in England. Arch Dis Child 2020; 105:1180-1185. [PMID: 32796006 PMCID: PMC7431771 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-320042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess disease trends, testing practices, community surveillance, case-fatality and excess deaths in children as compared with adults during the first pandemic peak in England. SETTING England. PARTICIPANTS Children with COVID-19 between January and May 2020. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Trends in confirmed COVID-19 cases, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positivity rates in children compared with adults; community prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in children with acute respiratory infection (ARI) compared with adults, case-fatality rate in children with confirmed COVID-19 and excess childhood deaths compared with the previous 5 years. RESULTS Children represented 1.1% (1,408/129,704) of SARS-CoV-2 positive cases between 16 January 2020 and 3 May 2020. In total, 540 305 people were tested for SARS-COV-2 and 129,704 (24.0%) were positive. In children aged <16 years, 35,200 tests were performed and 1408 (4.0%) were positive for SARS-CoV-2, compared to 19.1%-34.9% adults. Childhood cases increased from mid-March and peaked on 11 April before declining. Among 2,961 individuals presenting with ARI in primary care, 351 were children and 10 (2.8%) were positive compared with 9.3%-45.5% in adults. Eight children died and four (case-fatality rate, 0.3%; 95% CI 0.07% to 0.7%) were due to COVID-19. We found no evidence of excess mortality in children. CONCLUSIONS Children accounted for a very small proportion of confirmed cases despite the large numbers of children tested. SARS-CoV-2 positivity was low even in children with ARI. Our findings provide further evidence against the role of children in infection and transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
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- Shamez N Ladhani
- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK .,Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, St. George's University of London, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK,Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, St. George's University of London, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK,Antimicrobial Resistance and Hospital-acquired Infections Department, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Antimicrobial Resistance and Hospital-acquired Infections Department, Public Health England, London, UK,Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK,Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Statistics, Modelling and Economics Department, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Statistics, Modelling and Economics Department, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Microbiological Services Colindale, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Antimicrobial Resistance and Hospital-acquired Infections Department, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK,London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Zhao H, ParryFord F, Dabrera G, Sinnathamby M, Ellis J, Dunning J, Osman H, Machin N, Pebody R. Six-year experience of detection and investigation of possible Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus cases, England, 2012-2018. Public Health 2020; 189:141-143. [PMID: 33227597 PMCID: PMC7574929 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Surveillance for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been undertaken in the UK since September 2012. This study describes the surveillance outcomes in England from 2012 to 2018. STUDY DESIGN This was a descriptive study using surveillance data. METHODS Local health protection teams in England report possible MERS cases to the National Infection Service with clinical and laboratory data. RESULTS A total of 1301 possible MERS cases were identified in the study period. Five cases were laboratory-confirmed MERS. The majority of cases had travelled to Saudi Arabia (56.7%) and United Arab Emirates (25.9%). Fifty-four percent of cases were men and 43.7% were women. The majority of cases (65.1%) were aged 45 years or older. The number of tests increased in the period after Hajj each year. Laboratory-confirmed alternative diagnoses were available for 513 (39.4%) cases; influenza was the most common virus detected (n = 255, 52.4%). CONCLUSIONS Our study highlights the importance of differential diagnosis of influenza and other respiratory pathogens and early influenza antiviral treatment.
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- H Zhao
- National Infection Service, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5EQ, UK.
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5EQ, UK
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5EQ, UK
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5EQ, UK
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5EQ, UK
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5EQ, UK
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- Birmingham Public Health Laboratory, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B9 5SS, UK
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- Public Health Laboratory, Manchester, UK
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5EQ, UK
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Hodgson D, Pebody R, Panovska-Griffiths J, Baguelin M, Atkins KE. Evaluating the next generation of RSV intervention strategies: a mathematical modelling study and cost-effectiveness analysis. BMC Med 2020; 18:348. [PMID: 33203423 PMCID: PMC7672821 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-020-01802-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND With a suite of promising new RSV prophylactics on the horizon, including long-acting monoclonal antibodies and new vaccines, it is likely that one or more of these will replace the current monoclonal Palivizumab programme. However, choosing the optimal intervention programme will require balancing the costs of the programmes with the health benefits accrued. METHODS To compare the next generation of RSV prophylactics, we integrated a novel transmission model with an economic analysis. We estimated key epidemiological parameters by calibrating the model to 7 years of historical epidemiological data using a Bayesian approach. We determined the cost-effective and affordable maximum purchase price for a comprehensive suite of intervention programmes. FINDINGS Our transmission model suggests that maternal protection of infants is seasonal, with 38-62% of infants born with protection against RSV. Our economic analysis found that to cost-effectively and affordably replace the current monoclonal antibody Palivizumab programme with long-acting monoclonal antibodies, the purchase price per dose would have to be less than around £4350 but dropping to £200 for vaccinated heightened risk infants or £90 for all infants. A seasonal maternal vaccine would have to be priced less than £85 to be cost-effective and affordable. While vaccinating pre-school and school-age children is likely not cost-effective relative to elderly vaccination programmes, vaccinating the elderly is not likely to be affordable. Conversely, vaccinating infants at 2 months seasonally would be cost-effective and affordable if priced less than £80. CONCLUSIONS In a setting with seasonal RSV epidemiology, maternal protection conferred to newborns is also seasonal, an assumption not previously incorporated in transmission models of RSV. For a country with seasonal RSV dynamics like England, seasonal programmes rather than year-round intervention programmes are always optimal.
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- David Hodgson
- Centre for Mathematics, Physics and Engineering in the Life Sciences and Experimental Biology, University College London, London, UK. .,Department of Mathematics, University College London, London, UK. .,Modelling and Economics Unit, Public Health England, London, UK. .,Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Centre for Mathematics, Physics and Engineering in the Life Sciences and Experimental Biology, University College London, London, UK.,Department of Mathematics, University College London, London, UK.,Department of Applied Health Research, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.,Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.,MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, W2 1PG, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.,Centre for Global Health Research, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Huh HJ, Hong KH, Kim TS, Song SH, Roh KH, Lee H, Kwon GC. Surveillance of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Testing in Clinical Laboratories in Korea. Ann Lab Med 2020; 41:225-229. [PMID: 33063685 PMCID: PMC7591284 DOI: 10.3343/alm.2021.41.2.225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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In response to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, an online laboratory surveillance system was established to monitor severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) real-time reverse transcription-PCR (rRT-PCR) testing capacities and results. SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR testing data were collected from 97 clinical laboratories, including 84 medical institutions and 13 independent clinical laboratories in Korea. We assessed the testing capacities to utilize SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR based on surveillance data obtained from February 7th to June 4th, 2020 and evaluated positive result characteristics according to the reagents used and sample types. A total of 1,890,319 SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR testing were performed, 2.3% of which were positive. Strong correlations were observed between the envelope (E) gene and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp)/nucleocapsid (N) genes threshold cycle (Ct) values for each reagent. No statistically significant differences in gene Ct values were observed between the paired upper and lower respiratory tract samples, except in the N gene for nasopharyngeal swab and sputum samples. Our study showed that clinical laboratories in Korea have rapidly expanded their testing capacities in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, with a peak daily capacity of 34,193 tests. Rapid expansion in testing capacity is a critical component of the national response to the ongoing pandemic.
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- Hee Jae Huh
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
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Lewis K, De Stavola B, Hardelid P. Is socioeconomic position associated with bronchiolitis seasonality? A cohort study. J Epidemiol Community Health 2020; 75:76-83. [PMID: 32883771 DOI: 10.1136/jech-2019-213056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Understanding differences in the seasonality of bronchiolitis can help to plan the timing of interventions. We quantified the extent to which seasonality in hospital admissions for bronchiolitis is modified by socioeconomic position. METHODS Using Hospital Episode Statistics, we followed 3 717 329 infants born in English National Health Service hospitals between 2011 and 2016 for 1 year. We calculated the proportion of all infant admissions due to bronchiolitis and the incidence rate of bronchiolitis admissions per 1000 infant-years, according to year, month, age, socioeconomic position and region. We used harmonic Poisson regression analysis to assess whether socioeconomic position modified bronchiolitis seasonality. RESULTS The admission rate for bronchiolitis in England increased from 47.4 (95% CI 46.8 to 47.9) to 58.9 per 1000 infant-years (95% CI 58.3 to 59.5) between 2012 and 2016. We identified some variation in the seasonality of admissions by socioeconomic position: increased deprivation was associated with less seasonal variation and a slightly delayed epidemic peak. At week 50, the risk of admission was 38% greater (incidence rate ratios 1.38; 95% CI 1.35 to 1.41) for infants in the most deprived socioeconomic group compared with the least deprived group. CONCLUSION These results do not support the need for differential timing of prophylaxis or vaccination by socioeconomic group but suggest that infants born into socioeconomic deprivation should be considered a priority group for future interventions. Further research is needed to establish if the viral aetiology of bronchiolitis varies by season and socioeconomic group, and to quantify risk factors mediating socioeconomic deprivation and bronchiolitis rates.
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- Kate Lewis
- Population, Policy and Practice Research and Teaching Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Population, Policy and Practice Research and Teaching Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Population, Policy and Practice Research and Teaching Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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Ladhani SN, Amin-Chowdhury Z, Davies HG, Aiano F, Hayden I, Lacy J, Sinnathamby M, de Lusignan S, Demirjian A, Whittaker H, Andrews N, Zambon M, Hopkins S, Ramsay ME. COVID-19 in children: analysis of the first pandemic peak in England. Arch Dis Child 2020. [PMID: 32796006 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild‐2020‐320042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES To assess disease trends, testing practices, community surveillance, case-fatality and excess deaths in children as compared with adults during the first pandemic peak in England. SETTING England. PARTICIPANTS Children with COVID-19 between January and May 2020. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Trends in confirmed COVID-19 cases, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positivity rates in children compared with adults; community prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in children with acute respiratory infection (ARI) compared with adults, case-fatality rate in children with confirmed COVID-19 and excess childhood deaths compared with the previous 5 years. RESULTS Children represented 1.1% (1,408/129,704) of SARS-CoV-2 positive cases between 16 January 2020 and 3 May 2020. In total, 540 305 people were tested for SARS-COV-2 and 129,704 (24.0%) were positive. In children aged <16 years, 35,200 tests were performed and 1408 (4.0%) were positive for SARS-CoV-2, compared to 19.1%-34.9% adults. Childhood cases increased from mid-March and peaked on 11 April before declining. Among 2,961 individuals presenting with ARI in primary care, 351 were children and 10 (2.8%) were positive compared with 9.3%-45.5% in adults. Eight children died and four (case-fatality rate, 0.3%; 95% CI 0.07% to 0.7%) were due to COVID-19. We found no evidence of excess mortality in children. CONCLUSIONS Children accounted for a very small proportion of confirmed cases despite the large numbers of children tested. SARS-CoV-2 positivity was low even in children with ARI. Our findings provide further evidence against the role of children in infection and transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
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- Shamez N Ladhani
- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK
- Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, St. George's University of London, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK
- Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, St. George's University of London, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Hospital-acquired Infections Department, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Antimicrobial Resistance and Hospital-acquired Infections Department, Public Health England, London, UK
- Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK
- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Statistics, Modelling and Economics Department, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Statistics, Modelling and Economics Department, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Microbiological Services Colindale, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Antimicrobial Resistance and Hospital-acquired Infections Department, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Isakova-Sivak I, Matyushenko V, Stepanova E, Matushkina A, Kotomina T, Mezhenskaya D, Prokopenko P, Kudryavtsev I, Kopeykin P, Sivak K, Rudenko L. Recombinant Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine Viruses Carrying Conserved T-cell Epitopes of Human Adenoviruses Induce Functional Cytotoxic T-Cell Responses and Protect Mice against Both Infections. Vaccines (Basel) 2020; 8:vaccines8020196. [PMID: 32344618 PMCID: PMC7349758 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines8020196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Human adenoviruses (AdVs) are one of the most common causes of acute respiratory viral infections worldwide. Multiple AdV serotypes with low cross-reactivity circulate in the human population, making the development of an effective vaccine very challenging. In the current study, we designed a cross-reactive AdV vaccine based on the T-cell epitopes conserved among various AdV serotypes, which were inserted into the genome of a licensed cold-adapted live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) backbone. We rescued two recombinant LAIV-AdV vaccines by inserting the selected AdV T-cell epitopes into the open reading frame of full-length NA and truncated the NS1 proteins of the H7N9 LAIV virus. We then tested the bivalent vaccines for their efficacy against influenza and human AdV5 in a mouse model. The vaccine viruses were attenuated in C57BL/6J mice and induced a strong influenza-specific antibody and cell-mediated immunity, fully protecting the mice against virulent influenza virus infection. The CD8 T-cell responses induced by both LAIV-AdV candidates were functional and efficiently killed the target cells loaded either with influenza NP366 or AdV DBP418 peptides. In addition, high levels of recall memory T cells targeted to an immunodominant H2b-restricted CD8 T-cell epitope were detected in the immunized mice after the AdV5 challenge, and the magnitude of these responses correlated with the level of protection against pulmonary pathology caused by the AdV5 infection. Our findings suggest that the developed recombinant vaccines can be used for combined protection against influenza and human adenoviruses and warrant further evaluation on humanized animal models and subsequent human trials.
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- Irina Isakova-Sivak
- Institute of Experimental Medicine, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.M.); (E.S.); (A.M.); (T.K.); (D.M.); (P.P.); (I.K.); (P.K.); (L.R.)
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.M.); (E.S.); (A.M.); (T.K.); (D.M.); (P.P.); (I.K.); (P.K.); (L.R.)
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.M.); (E.S.); (A.M.); (T.K.); (D.M.); (P.P.); (I.K.); (P.K.); (L.R.)
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.M.); (E.S.); (A.M.); (T.K.); (D.M.); (P.P.); (I.K.); (P.K.); (L.R.)
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.M.); (E.S.); (A.M.); (T.K.); (D.M.); (P.P.); (I.K.); (P.K.); (L.R.)
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.M.); (E.S.); (A.M.); (T.K.); (D.M.); (P.P.); (I.K.); (P.K.); (L.R.)
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.M.); (E.S.); (A.M.); (T.K.); (D.M.); (P.P.); (I.K.); (P.K.); (L.R.)
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.M.); (E.S.); (A.M.); (T.K.); (D.M.); (P.P.); (I.K.); (P.K.); (L.R.)
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.M.); (E.S.); (A.M.); (T.K.); (D.M.); (P.P.); (I.K.); (P.K.); (L.R.)
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- Smorodintsev Research Institute of Influenza, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia;
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (V.M.); (E.S.); (A.M.); (T.K.); (D.M.); (P.P.); (I.K.); (P.K.); (L.R.)
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Kinyanjui T, Pan-Ngum W, Saralamba S, Taylor S, White L, Nokes DJ. Model evaluation of target product profiles of an infant vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a developed country setting. Vaccine X 2020; 4:100055. [PMID: 32123865 PMCID: PMC7037978 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2020.100055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of lower respiratory tract disease in children worldwide and is a significant cause of hospital admissions in young children in England. No RSV vaccine has been licensed but a number are under development. In this work, we present two structurally distinct mathematical models, parameterized using RSV data from the UK, which have been used to explore the effect of introducing an RSV paediatric vaccine to the National programme. We have explored different vaccine properties, and dosing regimens combined with a range of implementation strategies for RSV control. The results suggest that vaccine properties that confer indirect protection have the greatest effect in reducing the burden of disease in children under 5 years. The findings are reinforced by the concurrence of predictions from the two models with very different epidemiological structure. The approach described has general application in evaluating vaccine target product profiles.
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- Timothy Kinyanjui
- Department of Mathematics, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
- KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, KEMRI Centre for Geographic Medicine Research – Coast, Kilifi, Kenya
- Peak AI, Neo, Charlotte Street, Manchester, UK
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- Mathematical and Economics Modelling (MAEMOD) Research Group, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Tropical Hygiene, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mathematical and Economics Modelling (MAEMOD) Research Group, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mathematical and Economics Modelling (MAEMOD) Research Group, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, KEMRI Centre for Geographic Medicine Research – Coast, Kilifi, Kenya
- School of Life Sciences and Zeeman Institute for Systems Biology an Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research (SBIDER), University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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Influenza vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation due to laboratory-confirmed influenza in children in England in the 2015-2016 influenza season - a test-negative case-control study. Epidemiol Infect 2020; 147:e201. [PMID: 31364557 PMCID: PMC6624859 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268819000876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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England has recently started a new paediatric influenza vaccine programme using a live-attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV). There is uncertainty over how well the vaccine protects against more severe end-points. A test-negative case–control study was used to estimate vaccine effectiveness (VE) in vaccine-eligible children aged 2–16 years of age in preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalisation in England in the 2015–2016 season using a national sentinel laboratory surveillance system. Logistic regression was used to estimate the VE with adjustment for sex, risk-group, age group, region, ethnicity, deprivation and month of sample collection. A total of 977 individuals were included in the study (348 cases and 629 controls). The overall adjusted VE for all study ages and vaccine types was 33.4% (95% confidence interval (CI) 2.3–54.6) after adjusting for age group, sex, index of multiple deprivation, ethnicity, region, sample month and risk group. Risk group was shown to be an important confounder. The adjusted VE for all influenza types for the live-attenuated vaccine was 41.9% (95% CI 7.3–63.6) and 28.8% (95% CI −31.1 to 61.3) for the inactivated vaccine. The study provides evidence of the effectiveness of influenza vaccination in preventing hospitalisation due to laboratory-confirmed influenza in children in 2015–2016 and continues to support the rollout of the LAIV childhood programme.
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Developing influenza and respiratory syncytial virus activity thresholds for syndromic surveillance in England. Epidemiol Infect 2020; 147:e163. [PMID: 31063101 PMCID: PMC6518470 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268819000542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are common causes of respiratory tract infections and place a burden on health services each winter. Systems to describe the timing and intensity of such activity will improve the public health response and deployment of interventions to these pressures. Here we develop early warning and activity intensity thresholds for monitoring influenza and RSV using two novel data sources: general practitioner out-of-hours consultations (GP OOH) and telehealth calls (NHS 111). Moving Epidemic Method (MEM) thresholds were developed for winter 2017-2018. The NHS 111 cold/flu threshold was breached several weeks in advance of other systems. The NHS 111 RSV epidemic threshold was breached in week 41, in advance of RSV laboratory reporting. Combining the use of MEM thresholds with daily monitoring of NHS 111 and GP OOH syndromic surveillance systems provides the potential to alert to threshold breaches in real-time. An advantage of using thresholds across different health systems is the ability to capture a range of healthcare-seeking behaviour, which may reflect differences in disease severity. This study also provides a quantifiable measure of seasonal RSV activity, which contributes to our understanding of RSV activity in advance of the potential introduction of new RSV vaccines.
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Walker JL, Zhao H, Dabrera G, Andrews N, Thomas SL, Tsang C, Ellis J, Donati M, Pebody RG. Assessment of Effectiveness of Seasonal Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy in Preventing Influenza Infection in Infants in England, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. J Infect Dis 2020; 221:16-20. [PMID: 31711165 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Maternal influenza vaccination is increasingly recognized to protect infants from influenza infection in their first 6 months. We used the screening method to estimate vaccine effectiveness (VE) against laboratory-confirmed influenza in infants in England, using newly available uptake data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink pregnancy register, matched on week of birth and region and adjusted for ethnicity. We found VE of 66% (95% confidence interval [CI], 18%-84%) in the 2013-2014 season and 50% (95% CI, 11%-72%) in 2014-2015, with similar VE against influenza-related hospitalization. VE against the dominant circulating influenza strain was higher, at 78% (95% CI, 16%-94%) against H1N1 in 2013-2014, and 60% (95% CI, 16%-81%) against H3N2 in 2014-2015.
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- Jemma L Walker
- Statistics, Modelling and Economics Department, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom.,Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom
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- Statistics, Modelling and Economics Department, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, Bristol Public Health Laboratory, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom
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Pebody R, Whitaker H, Zhao H, Andrews N, Ellis J, Donati M, Zambon M. Protection provided by influenza vaccine against influenza-related hospitalisation in ≥65 year olds: Early experience of introduction of a newly licensed adjuvanted vaccine in England in 2018/19. Vaccine 2020; 38:173-179. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Hodgson D, Atkins KE, Baguelin M, Panovska‐Griffiths J, Thorrington D, van Hoek AJ, Zhao H, Fragaszy E, Hayward AC, Pebody R. Estimates for quality of life loss due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Influenza Other Respir Viruses 2020; 14:19-27. [PMID: 31625688 PMCID: PMC6928035 DOI: 10.1111/irv.12686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In children aged <5 years in whom severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) episodes predominantly occur, there are currently no appropriate standardised instruments to estimate quality of life years (QALY) loss. OBJECTIVES We estimated the age-specific QALY loss due to RSV by developing a regression model which predicts the QALY loss without the use of standardised instruments. METHODS We conducted a surveillance study which targeted confirmed RSV episodes in children aged <5 years (confirmed cases) and their household members who experienced symptoms of RSV during the same time (suspected cases). All participants were asked to complete questions regarding their health during the infection, with the suspected cases additionally providing health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) loss estimates by completing EQ-5D-3L-Y or EQ-5D-3L instruments. We used the responses from the suspected cases to calibrate a regression model which estimates the HR-QoL and QALY loss due to infection. FINDINGS For confirmed RSV cases in children under 5 years of age who sought health care, our model predicted a QALY loss per RSV episode of 3.823 × 10-3 (95% CI 0.492-12.766 × 10-3 ), compared with 3.024 × 10-3 (95% CI 0.329-10.098 × 10-3 ) for under fives who did not seek health care. Quality of life years loss per episode was less for older children and adults, estimated as 1.950 × 10-3 (0.185-9.578 × 10-3 ) and 1.543 × 10-3 (0.136-6.406 × 10-3 ) for those who seek or do not seek health care, respectively. CONCLUSION Evaluations of potential RSV vaccination programmes should consider their impact across the whole population, not just young child children.
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- David Hodgson
- Centre for Mathematics, Physics and Engineering in the Life Sciences and Experimental BiologyUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Department of MathematicsUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious DiseasesLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondonUK
- Department of Infectious Disease EpidemiologyFaculty of Epidemiology and Population HealthLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondonUK
- Centre for Global HealthUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and InformaticsEdinburgh Medical SchoolThe University of EdinburghEdinburghUK
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- Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious DiseasesLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondonUK
- Department of Infectious Disease EpidemiologyFaculty of Epidemiology and Population HealthLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondonUK
- Respiratory Diseases DepartmentPublic Health EnglandLondonUK
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- Centre for Mathematics, Physics and Engineering in the Life Sciences and Experimental BiologyUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Department of MathematicsUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious DiseasesLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondonUK
- Department of Applied Health ResearchUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious DiseasesLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondonUK
- Respiratory Diseases DepartmentPublic Health EnglandLondonUK
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- Department of Infectious Disease EpidemiologyFaculty of Epidemiology and Population HealthLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondonUK
- Department of Epidemiology and SurveillanceNational Institute for Public Health and EnvironmentBilthovenThe Netherlands
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- Respiratory Diseases DepartmentPublic Health EnglandLondonUK
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- Department of Infectious Disease EpidemiologyFaculty of Epidemiology and Population HealthLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondonUK
- Centre for Public Health Data ScienceInstitute of Health InformaticsUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public HealthUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Respiratory Diseases DepartmentPublic Health EnglandLondonUK
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Pebody RG, Zhao H, Whitaker HJ, Ellis J, Donati M, Zambon M, Andrews N. Effectiveness of influenza vaccine in children in preventing influenza associated hospitalisation, 2018/19, England. Vaccine 2019; 38:158-164. [PMID: 31648914 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 10/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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2013/14 saw the start of the introduction of a new live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) programme for children in England. 2018/19 saw co-circulation of both A(H1N1)pdm09 and A(H3N2), when LAIV was offered to all healthy children 2-9 years of age. LAIV effectiveness against influenza hospitalisation is not well described. This paper presents the 2018/19 end-of-season adjusted vaccine effectiveness (aVE) against laboratory confirmed influenza related hospitalisation in children aged 2-17. The test negative case control approach was used to estimate aVE by influenza A subtype and vaccine type. Cases and controls were selected from a sentinel laboratory surveillance system which collates details of individuals tested for influenza with reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on respiratory samples. Vaccine and clinical history was obtained from general practitioners of study participants. There were 307 hospitalised cases and 679 hospitalised controls. End-of-season influenza aVE was 53.0% (95% CI: 33.3, 66.8) against influenza confirmed hospitalisation; 63.5% (95% CI: 34.4, 79.7) against influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 hospitalisation and 31.1% (95% CI: -53.9, 69.2) against influenza A(H3N2). LAIV aVE was 49.1% (95% CI: 25.9, 65.0) for any influenza and 70.7% (95% CI: 41.8, 85.3) for A(H1N1)pdm09, whereas for those receiving quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (QIV), aVE was 64.4% (95% CI: 29.4, 82.0) and 44.4% (95% CI: -51.9, 79.6) respectively. We provide evidence of overall significant VE for both LAIV and QIV against influenza associated hospitalisation in children 2-17 years of age, most notably against influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, with non-significant protection against A(H3N2).
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- R G Pebody
- Public Health England National Infection Service, Colindale, London, UK.
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- Public Health England National Infection Service, Colindale, London, UK
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- Public Health England National Infection Service, Colindale, London, UK
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- Public Health England National Infection Service, Colindale, London, UK
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- Public Health England National Infection Service, Bristol, UK
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- Public Health England National Infection Service, Colindale, London, UK
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- Public Health England National Infection Service, Colindale, London, UK
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Pebody RG, Sinnathamby MA, Warburton F, Andrews N, Boddington NL, Zhao H, Yonova I, Ellis J, Tessier E, Donati M, Elliot AJ, Hughes HE, Pathirannehelage S, Byford R, Smith GE, de Lusignan S, Zambon M. Uptake and impact of vaccinating primary school-age children against influenza: experiences of a live attenuated influenza vaccine programme, England, 2015/16. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 23. [PMID: 29945698 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2018.23.25.1700496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The 2015/16 influenza season was the third season of the introduction of an intra-nasally administered live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) for children in England. All children aged 2‒6 years were offered LAIV, and in addition, a series of geographically discrete areas piloted vaccinating school-age children 7‒11 years old. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 was the dominant circulating strain during 2015/16 followed by influenza B. We measured influenza vaccine uptake and the overall and indirect effect of vaccinating children of primary school -age, by comparing cumulative disease incidence in targeted and non-targeted age groups in vaccine pilot and non-pilot areas in England. Uptake of 57.9% (range: 43.6-72.0) was achieved in the five pilot areas for children aged 5‒11 years. In pilot areas, cumulative emergency department respiratory attendances, influenza-confirmed hospitalisations and intensive care unit admissions were consistently lower, albeit mostly non-significantly, in targeted and non-targeted age groups compared with non-pilot areas. Effect sizes were less for adults and more severe endpoints. Vaccination of healthy primary school-age children with LAIV at moderately high levels continues to be associated with population-level reductions in influenza-related respiratory illness. Further work to evaluate the population-level impact of the programme is required.
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- Public Health England (PHE), Colindale, London, United Kingdom
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- Public Health England (PHE), Colindale, London, United Kingdom
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- Public Health England (PHE), Colindale, London, United Kingdom
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- University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom.,Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC), London, United Kingdom
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- Public Health England (PHE), Colindale, London, United Kingdom
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- Public Health England (PHE), Colindale, London, United Kingdom
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- Public Health England (PHE), Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom.,Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC), London, United Kingdom
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- University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom.,Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC), London, United Kingdom
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- University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom.,Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC), London, United Kingdom
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- Public Health England (PHE), Colindale, London, United Kingdom
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Incidence estimation from sentinel surveillance data; a simulation study and application to data from the Belgian laboratory sentinel surveillance. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:982. [PMID: 31337363 PMCID: PMC6651902 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7279-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background Inverse probability weighting (IPW) methods can be used to estimate the total number of cases from the sample collected through sentinel surveillance. Central to these methods are the inverse weights which can be derived in several ways and, in this case, represent the probability that laboratory (lab) sentinel surveillance detects a lab-confirmed case. Methods We compare different weights in a simulation study. Weights are obtained from the proportion of participating labs over all labs. We adjust these weights for attractiveness and density of labs over population. The market share of sentinel labs, as estimated by the econometric Huff-model, is also considered. Additionally, we investigate the effect of not recognizing sentinel labs as sentinel labs when they report no cases. We estimate the bias associated with the different weights as the difference between the simulated number of cases and the estimate of this total from the sentinel sample. As motivating data examples, we apply an extended Huff-model to four pathogens under laboratory sentinel surveillance in Belgium between 2010 and 2015 and discuss the model fit. We estimate the total number of lab-confirmed cases associated with Rotavirus, influenza virus, Y. enterocolitica and Campylobacter spp.. The extended Huff-model takes the lab-concept, the number of reimbursements and the number of departments, lab-density, regional borders, distance and competition between labs in account. Results Estimates obtained with the Huff-model were most accurate in the more complex simulation scenarios as compared to other weights. In the data examples, several significant coefficients are identified, but the fit of the Huff-model to the Belgian sentinel surveillance data leaves much variability in market shares unexplained. Conclusion The Huff-model allows for estimation of the spatial and population coverage of sentinel surveillance and through IPW-methods also for the estimation of the total number of cases. The Huff-model‘s gravity function allows us to differentiate inside an area while estimating from the full dataset. Our data examples show that additional data on the participation to surveillance and practices of labs is necessary for a more accurate estimation.
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Bundle N, Verlander NQ, Morbey R, Edeghere O, Balasegaram S, de Lusignan S, Smith G, Elliot AJ. Monitoring epidemiological trends in back to school asthma among preschool and school-aged children using real-time syndromic surveillance in England, 2012-2016. J Epidemiol Community Health 2019; 73:825-831. [PMID: 31262728 DOI: 10.1136/jech-2018-211936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND : Back to school (BTS) asthma has been previously reported in children; however, its epidemiology and associated healthcare burden are unclear. We aimed to describe the timing and magnitude of BTS asthma using surveillance data from different health services in England. METHODS : Asthma morbidity data from emergency department attendances and general practitioner (GP) consultations between April 2012 and December 2016 were used from national syndromic surveillance systems in England. Age-specific and sex-specific rates and time series of asthma peaks relative to school term dates were described. The timing of a BTS excess period and adjusted rates of asthma relative to a baseline period were estimated using cumulative sum control chart plots and negative binomial regression. RESULTS : BTS asthma among children aged below 15 years was most pronounced at the start of the school year in September. This effect was not present among those aged 15 years and above. After controlling for sex and study year, the adjusted daily rate of childhood GP in-hours asthma consultations was 2.5-3 times higher in the BTS excess period, with a significantly higher effect among children aged 0-4 years. A distinct age-specific pattern of sex differences in asthma presentations was present, with a higher burden among males in children and among females aged over 15 years. CONCLUSION: We found evidence of a BTS asthma peak in children using surveillance data across a range of healthcare systems, supporting the need for further preventative work to reduce the impact of BTS asthma in children.
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- Nick Bundle
- United Kingdom Field Epidemiology Training Programme, Public Health England, London, UK.,Field Epidemiology South East and London, Field Service, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Statistics, Modelling and Economics Department, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Real-time Syndromic Surveillance Team, Field Service, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
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- Real-time Syndromic Surveillance Team, Field Service, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
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- Field Epidemiology South East and London, Field Service, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Research & Surveillance Centre, Royal College of General Practitioners, London, UK.,Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK
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- Real-time Syndromic Surveillance Team, Field Service, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
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- Real-time Syndromic Surveillance Team, Field Service, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
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Reeves R, Hardelid P, Panagiotopoulos N, Minaji M, Warburton F, Pebody R. Burden of hospital admissions caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants in England: A data linkage modelling study. J Infect 2019; 78:468-475. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2019.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Choi E, Ha KS, Song DJ, Lee JH, Lee KC. Clinical and laboratory profiles of hospitalized children with acute respiratory virus infection. KOREAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 2018; 61:180-186. [PMID: 29963101 PMCID: PMC6021362 DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2018.61.6.180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Revised: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Purpose Despite the availability of molecular methods, identification of the causative virus in children with acute respiratory infections (ARIs) has proven difficult as the same viruses are often detected in asymptomatic children. Methods Multiplex reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assays were performed to detect 15 common respiratory viruses in children under 15 years of age who were hospitalized with ARI between January 2013 and December 2015. Viral epidemiology and clinical profiles of single virus infections were evaluated. Results Of 3,505 patients, viruses were identified in 2,424 (69.1%), with the assay revealing a single virus in 1,747 cases (49.8%). While major pathogens in single virus-positive cases differed according to age, human rhinovirus (hRV) was common in patients of all ages. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza virus (IF), and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) were found to be seasonal pathogens, appearing from fall through winter and spring, whereas hRV and adenovirus (AdV) were detected in every season. Patients with ARIs caused by RSV and hRV were frequently afebrile and more commonly had wheezing compared with patients with other viral ARIs. Neutrophil-dominant inflammation was observed in ARIs caused by IF, AdV, and hRV, whereas lymphocyte-dominant inflammation was observed with RSV A, parainfluenza virus, and hMPV. Monocytosis was common with RSV and AdV, whereas eosinophilia was observed with hRV. Conclusion In combination with viral identification, recognition of virus-specific clinical and laboratory patterns will expand our understanding of the epidemiology of viral ARIs and help us to establish more efficient therapeutic and preventive strategies.
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- Eunjin Choi
- Department of Pediatrics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Opatowski L, Baguelin M, Eggo RM. Influenza interaction with cocirculating pathogens and its impact on surveillance, pathogenesis, and epidemic profile: A key role for mathematical modelling. PLoS Pathog 2018; 14:e1006770. [PMID: 29447284 PMCID: PMC5814058 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Evidence is mounting that influenza virus interacts with other pathogens colonising or infecting the human respiratory tract. Taking into account interactions with other pathogens may be critical to determining the real influenza burden and the full impact of public health policies targeting influenza. This is particularly true for mathematical modelling studies, which have become critical in public health decision-making. Yet models usually focus on influenza virus acquisition and infection alone, thereby making broad oversimplifications of pathogen ecology. Herein, we report evidence of influenza virus interactions with bacteria and viruses and systematically review the modelling studies that have incorporated interactions. Despite the many studies examining possible associations between influenza and Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human rhinoviruses, human parainfluenza viruses, etc., very few mathematical models have integrated other pathogens alongside influenza. The notable exception is the pneumococcus-influenza interaction, for which several recent modelling studies demonstrate the power of dynamic modelling as an approach to test biological hypotheses on interaction mechanisms and estimate the strength of those interactions. We explore how different interference mechanisms may lead to unexpected incidence trends and possible misinterpretation, and we illustrate the impact of interactions on public health surveillance using simple transmission models. We demonstrate that the development of multipathogen models is essential to assessing the true public health burden of influenza and that it is needed to help improve planning and evaluation of control measures. Finally, we identify the public health, surveillance, modelling, and biological challenges and propose avenues of research for the coming years.
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- Lulla Opatowski
- Université de Versailles Saint Quentin, Institut Pasteur, Inserm, Paris, France
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- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Public Health England, London, United Kingdom
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- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Rajaram S, Wiecek W, Lawson R, Blak BT, Zhao Y, Hackett J, Brody R, Patel V, Amzal B. Impact of increased influenza vaccination in 2-3-year-old children on disease burden within the general population: A Bayesian model-based approach. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0186739. [PMID: 29244811 PMCID: PMC5731690 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Introduction During the 2013–2014 influenza season, Public Health England extended routine influenza vaccination to all 2- and 3-year-old children in England. To estimate the impact of this change in policy on influenza-related morbidity and mortality, we developed a disease transmission and surveillance model informed by real-world data. Methods We combined real-world and literature data sources to construct a model of influenza transmission and surveillance in England. Data were obtained for four influenza seasons, starting with the 2010–2011 season. Bayesian inference was used to estimate model parameters on a season-by-season basis to assess the impact of targeting 2- and 3-year-old children for influenza vaccination. This provided the basis for the construction of counterfactual scenarios comparing vaccination rates of ~2% and ~35% in the 2- and 3- year-old population to estimate reductions in general practitioner (GP) influenza-like-illness (ILI) consultations, respiratory hospitalizations and deaths in the overall population. Results Our model was able to replicate the main patterns of influenza across the four seasons as observed through laboratory surveillance data. Targeting 2- and 3-year-old children for influenza vaccination resulted in reductions in the general population of between 6.2–9.9% in influenza-attributable GP ILI consultations, 6.1–10.7% in influenza-attributable respiratory hospitalizations, and 5.7–9.4% in influenza-attributable deaths. The decrease in influenza-attributable ILI consultations represents a reduction of between 4.5% and 7.3% across all ILI consultations. The reduction in influenza-attributable respiratory hospitalizations represents a reduction of between 1.2% and 2.3% across all respiratory hospitalizations. Reductions in influenza-attributable respiratory deaths represent a reduction of between 0.9% and 2.4% in overall respiratory deaths. Conclusion This study has provided evidence that extending routine influenza vaccination to all healthy children aged 2 and 3 years old leads to benefits in terms of reduced utilization of healthcare resources and fewer respiratory health outcomes and deaths.
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- AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America
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- MedImmune, Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America
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- AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America
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- AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America
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- Formerly of LASER Analytica, London, United Kingdom
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Pasquini-Descomps H, Brender N, Maradan D. Value for Money in H1N1 Influenza: A Systematic Review of the Cost-Effectiveness of Pandemic Interventions. VALUE IN HEALTH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHARMACOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2017; 20:819-827. [PMID: 28577700 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2016.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Revised: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The 2009 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic generated additional data and triggered new studies that opened debate over the optimal strategy for handling a pandemic. The lessons-learned documents from the World Health Organization show the need for a cost estimation of the pandemic response during the risk-assessment phase. Several years after the crisis, what conclusions can we draw from this field of research? OBJECTIVE The main objective of this article was to provide an analysis of the studies that present cost-effectiveness or cost-benefit analyses for A/H1N1 pandemic interventions since 2009 and to identify which measures seem most cost-effective. METHODS We reviewed 18 academic articles that provide cost-effectiveness or cost-benefit analyses for A/H1N1 pandemic interventions since 2009. Our review converts the studies' results into a cost-utility measure (cost per disability-adjusted life-year or quality-adjusted life-year) and presents the contexts of severity and fatality. RESULTS The existing studies suggest that hospital quarantine, vaccination, and usage of the antiviral stockpile are highly cost-effective, even for mild pandemics. However, school closures, antiviral treatments, and social distancing may not qualify as efficient measures, for a virus like 2009's H1N1 and a willingness-to-pay threshold of $45,000 per disability-adjusted life-year. Such interventions may become cost-effective for severe crises. CONCLUSIONS This study helps to shed light on the cost-utility of various interventions, and may support decision making, among other criteria, for future pandemics. Nonetheless, one should consider these results carefully, considering these may not apply to a specific crisis or country, and a dedicated cost-effectiveness assessment should be conducted at the time.
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- Hélène Pasquini-Descomps
- Haute École de Gestion Genève (Geneva School of Business Administration), HES-SO University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Carouge, Switzerland; University of Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Haute École de Gestion Genève (Geneva School of Business Administration), HES-SO University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Carouge, Switzerland
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- Haute École de Gestion Genève (Geneva School of Business Administration), HES-SO University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Carouge, Switzerland; University of Geneva, Switzerland
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Multiple Viral Infection Detected from Influenza-Like Illness Cases in Indonesia. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:9541619. [PMID: 28232948 PMCID: PMC5292373 DOI: 10.1155/2017/9541619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Revised: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Influenza is one of the common etiologies of the upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). However, influenza virus only contributes about 20 percent of influenza-like illness patients. The aim of the study is to investigate the other viral etiologies from ILI cases in Indonesia. Of the 334 samples, 266 samples (78%) were positive at least for one virus, including 107 (42%) cases of multiple infections. Influenza virus is the most detected virus. The most frequent combination of viruses identified was adenovirus and human rhinovirus. This recent study demonstrated high detection rate of several respiratory viruses from ILI cases in Indonesia. Further studies to determine the relationship between viruses and clinical features are needed to improve respiratory disease control program.
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Reeves RM, Hardelid P, Gilbert R, Warburton F, Ellis J, Pebody RG. Estimating the burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) on respiratory hospital admissions in children less than five years of age in England, 2007-2012. Influenza Other Respir Viruses 2017; 11:122-129. [PMID: 28058797 PMCID: PMC5304572 DOI: 10.1111/irv.12443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of hospital admission in young children. With several RSV vaccines candidates undergoing clinical trials, recent estimates of RSV burden are required to provide a baseline for vaccine impact studies. Objectives To estimate the number of RSV‐associated hospital admissions in children aged <5 years in England over a 5‐year period from 2007 using ecological time series modelling of national hospital administrative data. Patients/Methods Multiple linear regression modelling of weekly time series of laboratory surveillance data and Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data was used to estimate the number of hospital admissions due to major respiratory pathogens including RSV in children <5 years of age in England from mid‐2007 to mid‐2012, stratified by age group (<6 months, 6‐11 months, 1‐4 years) and primary diagnosis: bronchiolitis, pneumonia, unspecified lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), bronchitis and upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). Results On average, 33 561 (95% confidence interval 30 429‐38 489) RSV‐associated hospital admissions in children <5 years of age occurred annually from 2007 to 2012. Average annual admission rates were 35.1 (95% CI: 32.9‐38.9) per 1000 children aged <1 year and 5.31 (95% CI: 4.5‐6.6) per 1000 children aged 1‐4 years. About 84% (95% CI: 81‐91%) of RSV‐associated admissions were for LRTI. The diagnosis‐specific burden of RSV‐associated admissions differed significantly by age group. Conclusions RSV remains a significant cause of hospital admissions in young children in England. Individual‐level analysis of RSV‐associated admissions is required to fully describe the burden by age and risk group and identify optimal prevention strategies.
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- Rachel Melanie Reeves
- Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, London, UK.,Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.,Respiratory Diseases Department, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK
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- Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, London, UK.,Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, London, UK.,Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Statistics and Modelling Economics Department, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK
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- Virus Reference Department, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK
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- Respiratory Diseases Department, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK
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Epidemiology of parainfluenza infection in England and Wales, 1998-2013: any evidence of change? Epidemiol Infect 2017; 145:1210-1220. [PMID: 28095926 DOI: 10.1017/s095026881600323x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Human parainfluenza virus (HPIV) infections are one of the commonest causes of upper and lower respiratory tract infections. In order to determine if there have been any recent changes in HPIV epidemiology in England and Wales, laboratory surveillance data between 1998 and 2013 were analysed. The UK national laboratory surveillance database, LabBase, and the newly established laboratory-based virological surveillance system, the Respiratory DataMart System (RDMS), were used. Descriptive analysis was performed to examine the distribution of cases by year, age, sex and serotype, and to examine the overall temporal trend using the χ 2 test. A random-effects model was also employed to model the number of cases. Sixty-eight per cent of all HPIV detections were due to HPIV type 3 (HPIV-3). HPIV-3 infections were detected all year round but peaked annually between March and June. HPIV-1 and HPIV-2 circulated at lower levels accounting for 20% and 8%, respectively, peaking during the last quarter of the year with a biennial cycle. HPIV-4 was detected in smaller numbers, accounting for only 4% and also mainly observed in the last quarter of the year. However, in recent years, HPIV-4 detection has been reported much more commonly with an increase from 0% in 1998 to 3·7% in 2013. Although an overall higher proportion of HPIV infection was reported in infants (43·0%), a long-term decreasing trend in proportion in infants was observed. An increase was also observed in older age groups. Continuous surveillance will be important in tracking any future changes.
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Rheem I. Building the Data Mart on Antibiotic Usage for Infection Control. KOREAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.15324/kjcls.2016.48.4.348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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- Insoo Rheem
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan 31116, Korea
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Zinna S, Lakshmanan A, Tan S, McClaughry R, Clarkson M, Soo S, Szatkowski L, Sharkey D. Outcomes of Nosocomial Viral Respiratory Infections in High-Risk Neonates. Pediatrics 2016; 138:peds.2016-1675. [PMID: 27940783 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-1675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Neonatal respiratory disease, particularly bronchopulmonary dysplasia, remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in newborn infants. Recent evidence suggests nosocomially acquired viral respiratory tract infections (VRTIs) are not uncommon in the NICU. The goal of this study was to assess the association between nosocomial VRTIs, neonatal respiratory disease, and the health care related costs. METHODS A matched case-control study was conducted in 2 tertiary NICUs during a 6-year period in Nottingham, United Kingdom. Case subjects were symptomatic neonatal patients with a confirmed real-time polymerase chain reaction diagnosis of a VRTI. Matched controls had never tested positive for a VRTI. Multivariable logistic regression was used to test for associations with key respiratory outcomes. RESULTS There were 7995 admissions during the study period, with 92 case subjects matched to 183 control subjects. Baseline characteristics were similar, with a median gestation of 29 weeks. Rhinovirus was found in 74% of VRTIs. During VRTIs, 51% of infants needed escalation of respiratory support, and case subjects required significantly more respiratory pressure support overall (25 vs 7 days; P < .001). Case subjects spent longer in the hospital (76 vs 41 days; P < .001), twice as many required home oxygen (37%; odds ratio: 3.94 [95% confidence interval: 1.92-8.06]; P < .001), and in-hospital care costs were significantly higher (£49 664 [$71 861] vs £22 155 [$32 057]; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Nosocomial VRTIs in neonatal patients are associated with significant greater respiratory morbidity and health care costs. Prevention efforts must be explored.
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- Shairbanu Zinna
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom; and
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom; and
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom; and
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- Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom; and .,Academic Child Health and
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NICKBAKHSH S, THORBURN F, VON WISSMANN B, McMENAMIN J, GUNSON RN, MURCIA PR. Extensive multiplex PCR diagnostics reveal new insights into the epidemiology of viral respiratory infections. Epidemiol Infect 2016; 144:2064-76. [PMID: 26931455 PMCID: PMC7113017 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268816000339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Revised: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Viral respiratory infections continue to pose a major global healthcare burden. At the community level, the co-circulation of respiratory viruses is common and yet studies generally focus on single aetiologies. We conducted the first comprehensive epidemiological analysis to encompass all major respiratory viruses in a single population. Using extensive multiplex PCR diagnostic data generated by the largest NHS board in Scotland, we analysed 44230 patient episodes of respiratory illness that were simultaneously tested for 11 virus groups between 2005 and 2013, spanning the 2009 influenza A pandemic. We measured viral infection prevalence, described co-infections, and identified factors independently associated with viral infection using multivariable logistic regression. Our study provides baseline measures and reveals new insights that will direct future research into the epidemiological consequences of virus co-circulation. In particular, our study shows that (i) human coronavirus infections are more common during influenza seasons and in co-infections than previously recognized, (ii) factors associated with co-infection differ from those associated with viral infection overall, (iii) virus prevalence has increased over time especially in infants aged <1 year, and (iv) viral infection risk is greater in the post-2009 pandemic era, likely reflecting a widespread change in the viral population that warrants further investigation.
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- S. NICKBAKHSH
- MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Institute of Infection, Inflammation and Immunity, Glasgow, UK
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- MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Institute of Infection, Inflammation and Immunity, Glasgow, UK
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- Health Protection Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland, Glasgow, UK
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- Health Protection Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland, Glasgow, UK
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- West of Scotland Specialist Virology Centre, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, GlasgowUK
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- MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Institute of Infection, Inflammation and Immunity, Glasgow, UK
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Pebody RG, Green HK, Andrews N, Boddington NL, Zhao H, Yonova I, Ellis J, Steinberger S, Donati M, Elliot AJ, Hughes HE, Pathirannehelage S, Mullett D, Smith GE, de Lusignan S, Zambon M. Uptake and impact of vaccinating school age children against influenza during a season with circulation of drifted influenza A and B strains, England, 2014/15. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 20:30029. [PMID: 26537222 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2015.20.39.30029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The 2014/15 influenza season was the second season of roll-out of a live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) programme for healthy children in England. During this season, besides offering LAIV to all two to four year olds, several areas piloted vaccination of primary (4-11 years) and secondary (11-13 years) age children. Influenza A(H3N2) circulated, with strains genetically and antigenically distinct from the 2014/15 A(H3N2) vaccine strain, followed by a drifted B strain. We assessed the overall and indirect impact of vaccinating school age children, comparing cumulative disease incidence in targeted and non-targeted age groups in vaccine pilot to non-pilot areas. Uptake levels were 56.8% and 49.8% in primary and secondary school pilot areas respectively. In primary school age pilot areas, cumulative primary care influenza-like consultation, emergency department respiratory attendance, respiratory swab positivity, hospitalisation and excess respiratory mortality were consistently lower in targeted and non-targeted age groups, though less for adults and more severe end-points, compared with non-pilot areas. There was no significant reduction for excess all-cause mortality. Little impact was seen in secondary school age pilot only areas compared with non-pilot areas. Vaccination of healthy primary school age children resulted in population-level impact despite circulation of drifted A and B influenza strains.
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Aldridge RW, Hayward AC, Field N, Warren-Gash C, Smith C, Pebody R, Fleming D, McCracken S. Are School Absences Correlated with Influenza Surveillance Data in England? Results from Decipher My Data-A Research Project Conducted through Scientific Engagement with Schools. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0146964. [PMID: 26933880 PMCID: PMC4775053 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND School aged children are a key link in the transmission of influenza. Most cases have little or no interaction with health services and are therefore missed by the majority of existing surveillance systems. As part of a public engagement with science project, this study aimed to establish a web-based system for the collection of routine school absence data and determine if school absence prevalence was correlated with established surveillance measures for circulating influenza. METHODS We collected data for two influenza seasons (2011/12 and 2012/13). The primary outcome was daily school absence prevalence (weighted to make it nationally representative) for children aged 11 to 16. School absence prevalence was triangulated graphically and through univariable linear regression to Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) influenza like illness (ILI) episode incidence rate, national microbiological surveillance data on the proportion of samples positive for influenza (A+B) and with Rhinovirus, RSV and laboratory confirmed cases of Norovirus. RESULTS 27 schools submitted data over two respiratory seasons. During the first season, levels of influenza measured by school absence prevalence and established surveillance were low. In the 2012/13 season, a peak of school absence prevalence occurred in week 51, and week 1 in RCGP ILI surveillance data. Linear regression showed a strong association between the school absence prevalence and RCGP ILI (All ages, and 5-14 year olds), laboratory confirmed cases of influenza A & B, and weak evidence for a linear association with Rhinovirus and Norovirus. INTERPRETATION This study provides initial evidence for using routine school illness absence prevalence as a novel tool for influenza surveillance. The network of web-based data collection platforms we established through active engagement provides an innovative model of conducting scientific research and could be used for a wide range of infectious disease studies in the future.
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- Robert W. Aldridge
- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
- The Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, University College London, 222 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
- The Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, University College London, 222 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
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- Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
- The Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, University College London, 222 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
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- Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom
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Epidemiology of laboratory-confirmed respiratory syncytial virus infection in young children in England, 2010–2014: the importance of birth month. Epidemiol Infect 2016; 144:2049-56. [DOI: 10.1017/s0950268816000352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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SUMMARYThe epidemiology of laboratory-confirmed respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in young children has not recently been described in England, and is an essential step in identifying optimal target groups for future licensed RSV vaccines. We used two laboratory surveillance systems to examine the total number and number of positive RSV tests in children aged <5 years in England from 2010 to 2014. We derived odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) comparing children by birth month, using multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for age, season and sex. Forty-seven percent of RSV tests (29 851/63 827) and 57% (7405/13 034) of positive results in children aged <5 years were in infants aged <6 months. Moreover, 38% (4982/13 034) of positive results were in infants aged <3 months. Infants born in September, October and November had the highest odds of a positive RSV test during their first year of life compared to infants born in January (OR 2·1, 95% CI 1·7–2·7; OR 2·4, 95% CI 2·1–2·8; and OR 2·4, 95% CI 2·1–2·7, respectively). Our results highlight the importance of young age and birth month near the beginning of the RSV season to the risk of laboratory-confirmed RSV infection. Future control measures should consider protection for these groups.
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Yom-Tov E, Johansson-Cox I, Lampos V, Hayward AC. Estimating the secondary attack rate and serial interval of influenza-like illnesses using social media. Influenza Other Respir Viruses 2016; 9:191-9. [PMID: 25962320 PMCID: PMC4474495 DOI: 10.1111/irv.12321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Objectives Knowledge of the secondary attack rate (SAR) and serial interval (SI) of influenza is important for assessing the severity of seasonal epidemics of the virus. To date, such estimates have required extensive surveys of target populations. Here, we propose a method for estimating the intrafamily SAR and SI from postings on the Twitter social network. This estimate is derived from a large number of people reporting ILI symptoms in them and\or their immediate family members. Design We analyze data from the 2012–2013 and the 2013–2014 influenza seasons in England and find that increases in the estimated SAR precede increases in ILI rates reported by physicians. Results We hypothesize that observed variations in the peak value of SAR are related to the appearance of specific strains of the virus and demonstrate this by comparing the changes in SAR values over time in relation to known virology. In addition, we estimate SI (the average time between cases) as 2·41 days for 2012 and 2·48 days for 2013. Conclusions The proposed method can assist health authorities by providing near-real-time estimation of SAR and SI, and especially in alerting to sudden increases thereof.
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- Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK.,Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Computer Science, University College London, London, UK
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- Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, University College London, London, UK
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Sunagawa S, Iha Y, Taira K, Okano S, Kinjo T, Higa F, Kuba K, Tateyama M, Nakamura K, Nakamura S, Motooka D, Horii T, Parrott GL, Fujita J. An Epidemiological Analysis of Summer Influenza Epidemics in Okinawa. Intern Med 2016; 55:3579-3584. [PMID: 27980256 PMCID: PMC5283956 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.7107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective This study evaluates the difference between winter influenza and summer influenza in Okinawa. Methods From January 2007 to June 2014, weekly rapid antigen test (RAT) results performed in four acute care hospitals were collected for the surveillance of regional influenza prevalence in the Naha region of the Okinawa Islands. Results An antigenic data analysis revealed that multiple H1N1 and H3N2 viruses consistently co-circulate in Okinawa, creating synchronized seasonal patterns and a high genetic diversity of influenza A. Additionally, influenza B viruses play a significant role in summer epidemics, almost every year. To further understand influenza epidemics during the summer in Okinawa, we evaluated the full genome sequences of some representative human influenza A and influenza B viruses isolated in Okinawa. Phylogenetic data analysis also revealed that multiple H1N1 and H3N2 viruses consistently co-circulate in Okinawa. Conclusion This surveillance revealed a distinct epidemic pattern of seasonal and pandemic influenza in this subtropical region.
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- Satoko Sunagawa
- Department of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Japan
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Zhang XS. Strain Interactions as a Mechanism for Dominant Strain Alternation and Incidence Oscillation in Infectious Diseases: Seasonal Influenza as a Case Study. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0142170. [PMID: 26562668 PMCID: PMC4642928 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Many human infectious diseases are caused by pathogens that have multiple strains and show oscillation in infection incidence and alternation of dominant strains which together are referred to as epidemic cycling. Understanding the underlying mechanisms of epidemic cycling is essential for forecasting outbreaks of epidemics and therefore important for public health planning. Current theoretical effort is mainly focused on the factors that are extrinsic to the pathogens themselves (“extrinsic factors”) such as environmental variation and seasonal change in human behaviours and susceptibility. Nevertheless, co-circulation of different strains of a pathogen was usually observed and thus strains interact with one another within concurrent infection and during sequential infection. The existence of these intrinsic factors is common and may be involved in the generation of epidemic cycling of multi-strain pathogens. Methods and Findings To explore the mechanisms that are intrinsic to the pathogens themselves (“intrinsic factors”) for epidemic cycling, we consider a multi-strain SIRS model including cross-immunity and infectivity enhancement and use seasonal influenza as an example to parameterize the model. The Kullback-Leibler information distance was calculated to measure the match between the model outputs and the typical features of seasonal flu (an outbreak duration of 11 weeks and an annual attack rate of 15%). Results show that interactions among strains can generate seasonal influenza with these characteristic features, provided that: the infectivity of a single strain within concurrent infection is enhanced 2−7 times that within a single infection; cross-immunity as a result of past infection is 0.5–0.8 and lasts 2–9 years; while other parameters are within their widely accepted ranges (such as a 2–3 day infectious period and the basic reproductive number of 1.8–3.0). Moreover, the observed alternation of the dominant strain among epidemics emerges naturally from the best fit model. Alternative modelling that also includes seasonal forcing in transmissibility shows that both external mechanisms (i.e. seasonal forcing) and the intrinsic mechanisms (i.e., strain interactions) are equally able to generate the observed time-series in seasonal flu. Conclusions The intrinsic mechanism of strain interactions alone can generate the observed patterns of seasonal flu epidemics, but according to Kullback-Leibler information distance the importance of extrinsic mechanisms cannot be excluded. The intrinsic mechanism illustrated here to explain seasonal flu may also apply to other infectious diseases caused by polymorphic pathogens.
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- Xu-Sheng Zhang
- Modelling and Economics Unit, Department of Statistics, Modelling and Economics, Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom
- Medical Research Council Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College School of Public Health, London, United Kingdom
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Emergency department syndromic surveillance providing early warning of seasonal respiratory activity in England. Epidemiol Infect 2015; 144:1052-64. [PMID: 26415918 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268815002125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Seasonal respiratory infections place an increased burden on health services annually. We used a sentinel emergency department syndromic surveillance system to understand the factors driving respiratory attendances at emergency departments (EDs) in England. Trends in different respiratory indicators were observed to peak at different points during winter, with further variation observed in the distribution of attendances by age. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed acute respiratory infection and bronchitis/bronchiolitis ED attendances in patients aged 1-4 years were particularly sensitive indicators for increasing respiratory syncytial virus activity. Using near real-time surveillance of respiratory ED attendances may provide early warning of increased winter pressures in EDs, particularly driven by seasonal pathogens. This surveillance may provide additional intelligence about different categories of attendance, highlighting pressures in particular age groups, thereby aiding planning and preparation to respond to acute changes in EDs, and thus the health service in general.
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Hardelid P, Rait G, Gilbert R, Petersen I. Recording of Influenza-Like Illness in UK Primary Care 1995-2013: Cohort Study. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0138659. [PMID: 26390295 PMCID: PMC4577110 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a lack of recent studies examining recording of influenza-like illness (ILI) in primary care in the UK over time and according to population characteristics. Our aim was to determine time trends and socio-demographic patterns of ILI recorded consultations in primary care. METHODS We used The Health Improvement Network (THIN) UK primary care database and extracted data on all ILI consultations between 1995 and 2013. We estimated ILI recorded consultation rates per 100,000 person-weeks (pw) by age, gender, deprivation and winter season. Negative binomial regression models were used to examine time trends and the effect of socio-demographic characteristics. Trends in ILI recorded consultations were compared to trends in consultations with less specific symptoms (cough or fever) recorded. RESULTS The study involved 7,682,908 individuals in 542 general practices. The ILI consultation rate decreased from 32.5/100,000 pw (95% confidence interval (CI) 32.1, 32.9) in 1995-98 to 15.5/100,000 pw (95% CI 15.4, 15.7) by 2010-13. The decrease occurred prior to 2002/3, and rates have remained largely stable since then. Declines were evident in all age groups. In comparison, cough or fever consultation rates increased from 169.4/100,000 pw (95% CI 168.6, 170.3) in 1995-98 to 237.7/100,000 pw (95% CI 237.2, 238.2) in 2010-13. ILI consultation rates were highest among individuals aged 15-44 years, higher in women than men, and in individuals from deprived areas. CONCLUSION There is substantial variation in ILI recorded consultations over time and by population socio-demographic characteristics, most likely reflecting changing recording behaviour by GPs. These results highlight the difficulties in using coded information from electronic primary care records to measure the severity of influenza epidemics across time and assess the relative burden of ILI in different population subgroups.
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- Pia Hardelid
- Population, Policy and Practice Programme, University College London Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- PRIMENT Clinical Trials Unit, Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Population, Policy and Practice Programme, University College London Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Impact of influenza vaccination on respiratory illness rates in children attending private boarding schools in England, 2013-2014: a cohort study. Epidemiol Infect 2015; 143:3405-15. [PMID: 25876454 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268815000667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Several private boarding schools in England have established universal influenza vaccination programmes for their pupils. We evaluated the impact of these programmes on the burden of respiratory illnesses in boarders. Between November 2013 and May 2014, age-specific respiratory disease incidence rates in boarders were compared between schools offering and not offering influenza vaccine to healthy boarders. We adjusted for age, sex, school size and week using negative binomial regression. Forty-three schools comprising 14 776 boarders participated. Almost all boarders (99%) were aged 11-17 years. Nineteen (44%) schools vaccinated healthy boarders against influenza, with a mean uptake of 48·5% (range 14·2-88·5%). Over the study period, 1468 respiratory illnesses were reported in boarders (5·66/1000 boarder-weeks); of these, 33 were influenza-like illnesses (ILIs, 0·26/1000 boarder-weeks) in vaccinating schools and 95 were ILIs (0·74/1000 boarder-weeks) in non-vaccinating schools. The impact of vaccinating healthy boarders was a 54% reduction in ILI in all boarders [rate ratio (RR) 0·46, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0·28-0·76]. Disease rates were also reduced for upper respiratory tract infections (RR 0·72, 95% CI 0·61-0·85) and chest infections (RR 0·18, 95% CI 0·09-0·36). These findings demonstrate a significant impact of influenza vaccination on ILI and other clinical endpoints in secondary-school boarders. Additional research is needed to investigate the impact of influenza vaccination in non-boarding secondary-school settings.
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del Valle Mendoza J, Cornejo-Tapia A, Weilg P, Verne E, Nazario-Fuertes R, Ugarte C, del Valle LJ, Pumarola T. Incidence of respiratory viruses in Peruvian children with acute respiratory infections. J Med Virol 2015; 87:917-24. [PMID: 25784285 PMCID: PMC7167149 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Acute respiratory infections are responsible for high morbi-mortality in Peruvian children. However, the etiological agents are poorly identified. This study, conducted during the pandemic outbreak of H1N1 influenza in 2009, aims to determine the main etiological agents responsible for acute respiratory infections in children from Lima, Peru. Nasopharyngeal swabs collected from 717 children with acute respiratory infections between January 2009 and December 2010 were analyzed by multiplex RT-PCR for 13 respiratory viruses: influenza A, B, and C virus; parainfluenza virus (PIV) 1, 2, 3, and 4; and human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) A and B, among others. Samples were also tested with direct fluorescent-antibodies (DFA) for six respiratory viruses. RT-PCR and DFA detected respiratory viruses in 240 (33.5%) and 85 (11.9%) cases, respectively. The most common etiological agents were RSV-A (15.3%), followed by influenza A (4.6%), PIV-1 (3.6%), and PIV-2 (1.8%). The viruses identified by DFA corresponded to RSV (5.9%) and influenza A (1.8%). Therefore, respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV) were found to be the most common etiology of acute respiratory infections. The authors suggest that active surveillance be conducted to identify the causative agents and improve clinical management, especially in the context of possible circulation of pandemic viruses.
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- Juana del Valle Mendoza
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas-UPC, Lima, Perú; Nutrition Research Institute, Lima, Perú
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Serologic cross-reactions between nucleocapsid proteins of human respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus. J Clin Microbiol 2015; 53:1609-15. [PMID: 25740767 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.03649-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) share virologic and epidemiologic features and cause clinically similar respiratory illness predominantly in young children. In a previous study of acute febrile respiratory illness in Bangladesh, we tested paired serum specimens from 852 children presenting fever and cough for diagnostic increases in titers of antibody to hRSV and hMPV by enzyme immunoassay (EIA). Unexpectedly, of 93 serum pairs that showed a ≥ 4-fold increase in titers of antibody to hRSV, 24 (25.8%) showed a concurrent increase in titers of antibody to hMPV; of 91 pairs showing an increase to hMPV, 13 (14.3%) showed a concurrent increase to hRSV. We speculated that common antigens shared by these viruses explain this finding. Since the nucleocapsid (N) proteins of these viruses show the greatest sequence homology, we tested hyperimmune antisera prepared for each virus against baculovirus-expressed recombinant N (recN) proteins for potential cross-reactivity. The antisera were reciprocally reactive with both proteins. To localize common antigenic regions, we first expressed the carboxy domain of the hMPV N protein that was the most highly conserved region within the hRSV N protein. Although reciprocally reactive with antisera by Western blotting, this truncated protein did not react with hMPV IgG-positive human sera by EIA. Using 5 synthetic peptides that spanned the amino-terminal portion of the hMPV N protein, we identified a single peptide that was cross-reactive with human sera positive for either virus. Antiserum prepared for this peptide was reactive with recN proteins of both viruses, indicating that a common immunoreactive site exists in this region.
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Dabrera G, Zhao H, Andrews N, Begum F, Green H, Ellis J, Elias K, Donati M, Zambon M, Pebody R. Effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccination during pregnancy in preventing influenza infection in infants, England, 2013/14. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 19:20959. [PMID: 25411687 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.45.20959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In this study we used the screening method to estimate the effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccination during pregnancy in preventing influenza virus infection and influenza-related hospitalisation in infants under six months, in England in the 2013/14 season. Seasonal influenza vaccination in pregnancy was 71% (95% CI: 24–89%) effective in preventing infant influenza virus infection and 64% (95% CI: 6–86%) effective in preventing infant influenza hospitalisation, and should be recommended in pregnancy.
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- G Dabrera
- Field Epidemiology Training Programme, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom
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