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Potgieter RL, Mwangi PN, Mogotsi MT, Uwimana J, Mutesa L, Muganga N, Murenzi D, Tusiyenge L, Seheri ML, Steele AD, Mwenda JM, Nyaga MM. Genomic Analysis of Rwandan G9P[8] Rotavirus Strains Pre- and Post-RotaTeq ® Vaccine Reveals Significant Distinct Sub-Clustering in a Post-Vaccination Cohort. Viruses 2023; 15:2321. [PMID: 38140562 PMCID: PMC10747556 DOI: 10.3390/v15122321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Although the introduction of rotavirus vaccines has substantially contributed to the reduction in rotavirus morbidity and mortality, concerns persist about the re-emergence of variant strains that might alter vaccine effectiveness in the long term. The G9 strains re-emerged in Africa during the mid-1990s and have more recently become predominant in some countries, such as Ghana and Zambia. In Rwanda, during the 2011 to 2015 routine surveillance period, G9P[8] persisted during both the pre- and post-vaccine periods. The pre-vaccination cohort was based on the surveillance period of 2011 to 2012, and the post-vaccination cohort was based on the period of 2013 to 2015, excluding 2014. The RotaTeq® vaccine that was first introduced in Rwanda in 2012 is genotypically heterologous to Viral Protein 7 (VP7) G9. This study elucidated the whole genome of Rwandan G9P[8] rotavirus strains pre- and post-RotaTeq® vaccine introduction. Fecal samples from Rwandan children under the age of five years (pre-vaccine n = 23; post-vaccine n = 7), conventionally genotyped and identified as G9P[8], were included. Whole-genome sequencing was then performed using the Illumina® MiSeq platform. Phylogenetic analysis and pair-wise sequence analysis were performed using MEGA6 software. Distinct clustering of three post-vaccination study strains was observed in all 11 gene segments, compared to the other Rwandan G9P[8] study strains. Specific amino acid differences were identified across the gene segments of these three 2015 post-vaccine strains. Important amino acid differences were identified at position N242S in the VP7 genome segment of the three post-vaccine G9 strains compared to the other G9 strains. This substitution occurs at a neutralization epitope site and may slightly affect protein interaction at that position. These findings indicate that the Rwandan G9P[8] strains revealed a distinct sub-clustering pattern among post-vaccination study strains circulating in Rwanda, with changes at neutralization epitopes, which may play a role in neutralization escape from vaccine candidates. This emphasizes the need for continuous whole-genome surveillance to better understand the evolution and epidemiology of the G9P[8] strains post-vaccination.
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- Robyn-Lee Potgieter
- Next Generation Sequencing Unit and Division of Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa; (R.-L.P.); (P.N.M.); (M.T.M.)
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- Next Generation Sequencing Unit and Division of Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa; (R.-L.P.); (P.N.M.); (M.T.M.)
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- Next Generation Sequencing Unit and Division of Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa; (R.-L.P.); (P.N.M.); (M.T.M.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kigali University Teaching Hospital, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali P.O. Box 4285, Rwanda; (J.U.); (L.M.); (N.M.); (D.M.); (L.T.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kigali University Teaching Hospital, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali P.O. Box 4285, Rwanda; (J.U.); (L.M.); (N.M.); (D.M.); (L.T.)
- Centre for Human Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali P.O. Box 4285, Rwanda
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kigali University Teaching Hospital, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali P.O. Box 4285, Rwanda; (J.U.); (L.M.); (N.M.); (D.M.); (L.T.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kigali University Teaching Hospital, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali P.O. Box 4285, Rwanda; (J.U.); (L.M.); (N.M.); (D.M.); (L.T.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kigali University Teaching Hospital, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali P.O. Box 4285, Rwanda; (J.U.); (L.M.); (N.M.); (D.M.); (L.T.)
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- Diarrheal Pathogens Research Unit, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Medunsa, Pretoria 0204, South Africa; (M.L.S.); (A.D.S.)
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- Diarrheal Pathogens Research Unit, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Medunsa, Pretoria 0204, South Africa; (M.L.S.); (A.D.S.)
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- World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville P.O. Box 06, Congo;
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- Next Generation Sequencing Unit and Division of Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa; (R.-L.P.); (P.N.M.); (M.T.M.)
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Jere KC, Chibwe I, Chaima D, Kasambala W, Mhango C, Bitilinyu-Bangoh J, Mvula B, Kipandula W, Kamng'ona AW, Steele AD, Chauma-Mwale A, Hungerford D, Kagoli M, Nyaga MM, Dube Q, French N, Cunliffe NA, Msefula CL, Chaguza C. Draft genomes of Aeromonas caviae from patients with cholera-like illness during the 2022-2023 cholera outbreak in Malawi. Microbiol Resour Announc 2023; 12:e0058023. [PMID: 37768056 PMCID: PMC10586119 DOI: 10.1128/mra.00580-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Aeromonas caviae is an increasingly recognized etiological agent of acute gastroenteritis. Here, we report five draft genomes of A. caviae isolated from suspected cholera cases during the 2022-2023 cholera outbreak in Malawi.
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- Khuzwayo C. Jere
- Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Health Profession, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
- NIHR Global Health Research Group on Gastrointestinal Infections, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
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- National Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Public Health Institute of Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine and Oral Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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- National Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Public Health Institute of Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Allied Health Professions, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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- National Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Public Health Institute of Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- National Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Public Health Institute of Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Health Profession, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Allied Health Professions, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Medunsa, Pretoria, South Africa
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- National Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Public Health Institute of Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- NIHR Global Health Research Group on Gastrointestinal Infections, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
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- National Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Public Health Institute of Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Next Generation Sequencing Unit and Division of Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
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- Malawi Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine and Oral Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- NIHR Global Health Research Group on Gastrointestinal Infections, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Global Health Research Group on Gastrointestinal Infections, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine and Oral Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, YaleUniversity, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Yale Institute for Global Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- NIHR Mucosal Pathogens Research Unit, Research Department of Infection, Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Parasites and Microbes Programme, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom
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Mhango C, Banda A, Chinyama E, Mandolo JJ, Kumwenda O, Malamba-Banda C, Barnes KG, Kumwenda B, Jambo KC, Donato CM, Esona MD, Mwangi PN, Steele AD, Iturriza-Gomara M, Cunliffe NA, Ndze VN, Kamng’ona AW, Dennis FE, Nyaga MM, Chaguza C, Jere KC. Comparative whole genome analysis reveals re-emergence of human Wa-like and DS-1-like G3 rotaviruses after Rotarix vaccine introduction in Malawi. Virus Evol 2023; 9:vead030. [PMID: 37305707 PMCID: PMC10256189 DOI: 10.1093/ve/vead030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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G3 rotaviruses rank among the most common rotavirus strains worldwide in humans and animals. However, despite a robust long-term rotavirus surveillance system from 1997 at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, these strains were only detected from 1997 to 1999 and then disappeared and re-emerged in 2017, 5 years after the introduction of the Rotarix rotavirus vaccine. Here, we analysed representative twenty-seven whole genome sequences (G3P[4], n = 20; G3P[6], n = 1; and G3P[8], n = 6) randomly selected each month between November 2017 and August 2019 to understand how G3 strains re-emerged in Malawi. We found four genotype constellations that were associated with the emergent G3 strains and co-circulated in Malawi post-Rotarix vaccine introduction: G3P[4] and G3P[6] strains with the DS-1-like genetic backbone genes (G3-P[4]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A2-N2-T2-E2-H2 and G3-P[6]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A2-N2-T2-E2-H2), G3P[8] strains with the Wa-like genetic backbone genes (G3-P[8]-I1-R1-C1-M1-A1-N1-T1-E1-H1), and reassortant G3P[4] strains consisting of the DS-1-like genetic backbone genes and a Wa-like NSP2 (N1) gene (G3-P[4]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A2-N1-T2-E2-H2). Time-resolved phylogenetic trees demonstrated that the most recent common ancestor for each ribonucleic acid (RNA) segment of the emergent G3 strains was between 1996 and 2012, possibly through introductions from outside the country due to the limited genetic similarity with G3 strains which circulated before their disappearance in the late 1990s. Further genomic analysis revealed that the reassortant DS-1-like G3P[4] strains acquired a Wa-like NSP2 genome segment (N1 genotype) through intergenogroup reassortment; an artiodactyl-like VP3 through intergenogroup interspecies reassortment; and VP6, NSP1, and NSP4 segments through intragenogroup reassortment likely before importation into Malawi. Additionally, the emergent G3 strains contain amino acid substitutions within the antigenic regions of the VP4 proteins which could potentially impact the binding of rotavirus vaccine-induced antibodies. Altogether, our findings show that multiple strains with either Wa-like or DS-1-like genotype constellations have driven the re-emergence of G3 strains. The findings also highlight the role of human mobility and genome reassortment events in the cross-border dissemination and evolution of rotavirus strains in Malawi necessitating the need for long-term genomic surveillance of rotavirus in high disease-burden settings to inform disease prevention and control.
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- Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Malawi, Zomba 305205, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Clinical Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre 312225, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Clinical Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre 312225, Malawi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Allied Health Professions, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre 312225, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Clinical Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre 312225, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Clinical Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre 312225, Malawi
- Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7BE, UK
- Department of Biological Sciences, Academy of Medical Sciences, Malawi University of Science and Technology, Thyolo 310105, Malawi
- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Health Profession, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre 312225, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Clinical Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre 312225, Malawi
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Allied Health Professions, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre 312225, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Clinical Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre 312225, Malawi
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
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- Enteric Diseases Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Melbourne 3052, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Next Generation Sequencing Unit and Division of Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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- Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Medunsa, Pretoria 0204, South Africa
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- Centre for Vaccine Innovation and Access, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), Geneva 1218, Switzerland
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- Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7BE, UK
- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Gastrointestinal Infections, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7BE, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, PO Box 63, Buea, Cameroon
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- Department of Electron Microscopy and Histopathology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, P. O. Box LG 581, Legon, Ghana
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Greear JA, Steele AD, Garrett DO. Achieving Impact: Charting the Course to Meet the Challenges Ahead at the 12th International Conference on Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonelloses. Open Forum Infect Dis 2023; 10:S1-S5. [PMID: 37274525 PMCID: PMC10236503 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
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Typhoid fever and other invasive salmonelloses remain a major public health concern, primarily in low- and middle-income countries in Asia and Africa, where transmission occurs through contaminated food or water. However, recent developments in research, policy, and implementation offer newfound optimism for prevention and control. Now, more than ever, a coordinated and multisectoral global response is needed. To chart the course to meet the challenges ahead, the Coalition against Typhoid, housed at the Sabin Vaccine Institute, virtually organized the 12th International Conference on Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonelloses from December 7 to 9, 2021. This commentary provides an overview of the conference's significant findings, highlighting barriers and opportunities for prevention and control. Topics covered include diagnostics advancements, improved data methodologies for a better understanding of the disease burden, the incorporation of environmental surveillance and genomics, the threat of drug resistance, and the use of typhoid conjugate vaccines alongside other integrated solutions.
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- Jade A Greear
- Correspondence: Jade A. Greear, MA, Sabin Vaccine Institute, 2175 K Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20037 (); Denise O. Garrett, MD, Sabin Vaccine Institute, 2175 K Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20037 ()
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- Enterics, Diagnostics, Genomics and Epidemiology, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Correspondence: Jade A. Greear, MA, Sabin Vaccine Institute, 2175 K Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20037 (); Denise O. Garrett, MD, Sabin Vaccine Institute, 2175 K Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20037 ()
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Chen J, Long JE, Vannice K, Shewchuk T, Kumar S, Duncan Steele A, Zaidi AKM. Taking on Typhoid: Eliminating Typhoid Fever as a Global Health Problem. Open Forum Infect Dis 2023; 10:S74-S81. [PMID: 37274535 PMCID: PMC10236514 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
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Typhoid fever is a significant global health problem that impacts people living in areas without access to clean water and sanitation. However, collaborative international partnerships and new research have improved both knowledge of the burden in countries with endemic disease and the tools for improved surveillance, including environmental surveillance. Two typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCVs) have achieved World Health Organization prequalification, with several more in the development pipeline. Despite hurdles posed by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, multiple TCV efficacy trials have been conducted in high-burden countries, and data indicate that TCVs provide a high degree of protection from typhoid fever, are safe to use in young children, provide lasting protection, and have the potential to combat typhoid antimicrobial resistance. Now is the time to double down on typhoid control and elimination by sustaining progress made through water, sanitation, and hygiene improvements and accelerating TCV introduction in high-burden locations.
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- Jessie Chen
- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Correspondence: Jessica Long, PhD MPH, 500 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 ()
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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There is now a robust pipeline of licensed and World Health Organization (WHO)-prequalified typhoid conjugate vaccines with a steady progression of national introductions. However, typhoid fever is responsible for less than half the total global burden of Salmonella disease, and even less among children aged <5 years. Invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella disease is the dominant clinical presentation of Salmonella in Africa, and over a quarter of enteric fever in Asia is due to paratyphoid A. In this article, we explore the case for combination Salmonella vaccines, review the current pipeline of these vaccines, and discuss key considerations for their development, including geographies of use, age of administration, and pathways to licensure. While a trivalent typhoid/nontyphoidal Salmonella vaccine is attractive for Africa, and a bivalent enteric fever vaccine for Asia, a quadrivalent vaccine covering the 4 main disease-causing serovars of Salmonella enterica would provide a single vaccine option for global Salmonella coverage.
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- Calman A MacLennan
- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Mwangi PN, Potgieter RL, Uwimana J, Mutesa L, Muganga N, Murenzi D, Tusiyenge L, Mwenda JM, Mogotsi MT, Rakau K, Esona MD, Steele AD, Seheri ML, Nyaga MM. The Evolution of Post-Vaccine G8P[4] Group a Rotavirus Strains in Rwanda; Notable Variance at the Neutralization Epitope Sites. Pathogens 2023; 12:658. [PMID: 37242329 PMCID: PMC10223037 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12050658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Africa has a high level of genetic diversity of rotavirus strains, which is suggested to be a possible reason contributing to the suboptimal effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines in this region. One strain that contributes to this rotavirus diversity in Africa is the G8P[4]. This study aimed to elucidate the entire genome and evolution of Rwandan G8P[4] strains. Illumina sequencing was performed for twenty-one Rwandan G8P[4] rotavirus strains. Twenty of the Rwandan G8P[4] strains had a pure DS-1-like genotype constellation, and one strain had a reassortant genotype constellation. Notable radical amino acid differences were observed at the neutralization sites when compared with cognate regions in vaccine strains potentially playing a role in neutralization escape. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the closest relationship was with East African human group A rotavirus (RVA) strains for five of the genome segments. Two genome sequences of the NSP4 genome segment were closely related to bovine members of the DS-1-like family. Fourteen VP1 and eleven VP3 sequences had the closest relationships with the RotaTeq™ vaccine WC3 bovine genes. These findings suggest that the evolution of VP1 and VP3 might have resulted from reassortment events with RotaTeq™ vaccine WC3 bovine genes. The close phylogenetic relationship with East African G8P[4] strains from Kenya and Uganda suggests co-circulation in these countries. These findings highlight the need for continued whole-genomic surveillance to elucidate the evolution of G8P[4] strains, especially after the introduction of rotavirus vaccination.
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- Peter N. Mwangi
- Next Generation Sequencing Unit, Division of Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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- Next Generation Sequencing Unit, Division of Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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- Kigali University Teaching Hospital, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali P.O. Box 4285, Rwanda
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- Kigali University Teaching Hospital, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali P.O. Box 4285, Rwanda
- Centre for Human Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali P.O. Box 4285, Rwanda
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- Kigali University Teaching Hospital, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali P.O. Box 4285, Rwanda
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- Kigali University Teaching Hospital, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali P.O. Box 4285, Rwanda
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- Kigali University Teaching Hospital, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali P.O. Box 4285, Rwanda
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- World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville P.O. Box 06, Congo
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- Next Generation Sequencing Unit, Division of Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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- Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (MEDUNSA), Pretoria 0204, South Africa
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- Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (MEDUNSA), Pretoria 0204, South Africa
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- Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (MEDUNSA), Pretoria 0204, South Africa
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- Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (MEDUNSA), Pretoria 0204, South Africa
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- Next Generation Sequencing Unit, Division of Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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Steele AD, Armah GE, Mwenda JM, Kirkwood CD. The Full Impact of Rotavirus Vaccines in Africa Has Yet to Be Realized. Clin Infect Dis 2023; 76:S1-S4. [PMID: 37074434 PMCID: PMC10116555 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2023] Open
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Africa bears the brunt of diarrheal mortality globally. Rotavirus vaccination rates are high across the continent and demonstrate impact on diarrheal disease reduction. Nevertheless, there is room for significant improvement in managing rotavirus vaccine coverage, in access to recognized public services such as appropriate medical care, including oral rehydration therapy and improved water and sanitation.
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- A Duncan Steele
- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Electron Microscopy and Histopathology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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- VPD Surveillance, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO), Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Mwangi PN, Potgieter RL, Simwaka J, Mpabalwani EM, Mwenda JM, Mogotsi MT, Magagula N, Esona MD, Steele AD, Seheri ML, Nyaga MM. Genomic Analysis of G2P[4] Group A Rotaviruses in Zambia Reveals Positive Selection in Amino Acid Site 7 of Viral Protein 3. Viruses 2023; 15:v15020501. [PMID: 36851715 PMCID: PMC9965253 DOI: 10.3390/v15020501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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The G2P[4] genotype is among the rotavirus strains that circulate commonly in humans. Several countries have reported its immediate upsurge after the introduction of rotavirus vaccination, raising concern about sub-optimal vaccine effectiveness against this genotype in the long term. This study aimed to gain insight into the evolution of post-vaccine Zambian G2P[4] group A rotavirus (RVA) strains and their overall genetic make-up by analysis of sequence alignments at the amino acid (AA) level. Twenty-nine Zambian G2P[4] rotavirus strains were subjected to whole-genome sequencing using the Illumina MiSeq® platform. All the strains exhibited the typical DS-1-like genotype constellation, and the nucleotide sequences of the 11 genome segments showed high nucleotide similarities (>97%). Phylogenetic analyses together with representative global G2P[4] RVA showed that Zambian strains clustered into human lineages IV (for VP2, VP4, VP7, NSP1, and NSP5), V (for VP1, VP3, VP6, NSP2, and NSP3), and XXIII (for NSP4). The AA differences between the lineages where the study strains clustered and lineages of global reference strains were identified and analyzed. Selection pressure analysis revealed that AA site seven in the Viral Protein 3 (VP3) genome segment was under positive selection. This site occurs in the region of intrinsic disorder in the VP3 protein, and Zambian G2P[4] strains could potentially be utilizing this intrinsically disordered region to survive immune pressure. The Zambian G2P[4] strains from 2012 to 2016 comprised the G2P[4] strains that have been circulating globally since the early 2000s, highlighting the epidemiological fitness of these contemporary G2P[4] strains. Continuous whole-genome surveillance of G2P[4] strains remains imperative to understand their evolution during the post-vaccination period.
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- Peter N. Mwangi
- Next Generation Sequencing Unit and Division of Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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- Next Generation Sequencing Unit and Division of Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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- Institute of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, The Levy Mwanawasa Medical University, Lusaka 10101, Zambia
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Ridgeway, Lusaka RW50000, Zambia
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- World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville P.O. Box 06, Congo
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- Next Generation Sequencing Unit and Division of Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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- Diarrheal Pathogens Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria 0204, South Africa
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- Diarrheal Pathogens Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria 0204, South Africa
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- Diarrheal Pathogens Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria 0204, South Africa
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- Diarrheal Pathogens Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria 0204, South Africa
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- Next Generation Sequencing Unit and Division of Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
- Correspondence:
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Were FN, Jere KC, Armah GE, Mphahlele MJ, Mwenda JM, Steele AD. Maintaining Momentum for Rotavirus Immunization in Africa during the COVID-19 Era: Report of the 13th African Rotavirus Symposium. Vaccines (Basel) 2022; 10:vaccines10091463. [PMID: 36146541 PMCID: PMC9503285 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10091463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The 13th African Rotavirus Symposium was held as a virtual event hosted by the University of Nairobi, Kenya and The Kenya Paediatric Association on 3rd and 4th November 2021. This biennial event organized under the auspices of the African Rotavirus Network shapes the agenda for rotavirus research and prevention on the continent, attracting key international and regional opinion leaders, researchers, and public health scientists. The African Rotavirus Network is a regional network of institutions initially established in 1999, and now encompassing much of the diarrheal disease and rotavirus related research in Africa, in collaboration with the World Health Organization African Regional Office (WHO-AFRO), Ministries of Health, and other partners. Surges in SARS-CoV2 variants and concomitant travel restrictions limited the meeting to a webinar platform with invited scientific presentations and scientific presentations from selected abstracts. The scientific program covered updates on burden of diarrheal diseases including rotavirus, the genomic characterization of rotavirus strains pre- and post-rotavirus vaccine introduction, and data from clinical evaluation of new rotavirus vaccines in Africa. Finally, 42 of the 54 African countries have fully introduced rotavirus vaccination at the time of the meeting, including the two recently WHO pre-qualified vaccines from India. Nonetheless, the full benefit of rotavirus vaccination is yet to be realized in Africa where approximately 80% of the global burden of rotavirus mortality exists.
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- Frederick N. Were
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, Nairobi 00625, Kenya
- Kenya Paediatric Association, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Program, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre 312225, Malawi
- Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7BE, UK
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- Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra LG 581, Ghana
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- WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville P.O. Box 2465, Congo
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- Department of Virology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria 0204, South Africa
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-(206)-915-3677
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Simani OE, Seipone TP, Selabe G, Seheri LM, Mphahlele MJ, Mayaphi SH, Steele AD. Low seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus in pregnant women in an urban area near Pretoria, South Africa. IJID Regions 2022; 2:70-73. [PMID: 35757069 PMCID: PMC9216388 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2021.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Kim CL, Cruz Espinoza LM, Vannice KS, Tadesse BT, Owusu-Dabo E, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Jani IV, Teferi M, Bassiahi Soura A, Lunguya O, Steele AD, Marks F. The Burden of Typhoid Fever in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Perspective. Res Rep Trop Med 2022; 13:1-9. [PMID: 35308424 PMCID: PMC8932916 DOI: 10.2147/rrtm.s282461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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While typhoid fever has largely been eliminated in high-income regions which have developed modern water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities, it remains a significant public health burden resulting in morbidity and mortality among millions of individuals in resource-constrained settings. Prevention and control efforts are needed that integrate several high-impact interventions targeting facilities and infrastructure, including those addressing improvements in sanitation, access to safe water, and planned urbanization, together with parallel efforts directed at effective strategies for use of typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCV). The use of TCVs is a critical tool with the potential of having a rapid impact on typhoid fever disease burden; their introduction will also serve as an important strategy to combat evolving antimicrobial resistance to currently available typhoid fever treatments. Well-designed epidemiological surveillance studies play a critical role in establishing the need for, and monitoring the impact of, typhoid fever control and prevention strategies implemented by public health authorities. Here, we present a perspective based on a narrative review of the impact of typhoid fever on morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa and discuss ongoing surveillance activities and the role of vaccination in prevention and control efforts.
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- Cara Lynn Kim
- International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
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- International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
- Center for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS), Maputo Province, Mozambique
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- Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo de Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Microbiology, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Department of Medical Biology, University Teaching Hospital of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
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- International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Correspondence: Florian Marks, Tel +82-2-881-1133, Email
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Steele AD, Carey ME, Kumar S, MacLennan CA, Ma LF, Diaz Z, Zaidi AKM. Typhoid Conjugate Vaccines and Enteric Fever Control: Where to Next? Clin Infect Dis 2021; 71:S185-S190. [PMID: 32725223 PMCID: PMC7388705 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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After the unprecedented success and acceleration of the global agenda towards typhoid fever control with a strong World Health Organization recommendation and the approval of funding from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), for the use of a new typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV), we should turn our minds to the challenges that remain ahead. Despite the evidence showing the safety and clinical efficacy of TCV in endemic populations in developing countries, we should remain vigilant and explore hurdles for the full public health impact of TCV, including vaccine supply for the potential global demand, immunization strategies to optimize the effectiveness and long-term protection provided by the vaccines, potential use of TCV in outbreak settings, and scenarios for addressing chronic carriers. Finally, challenges face endemic countries with poor surveillance systems concerning awareness of the need for TCV and the extent of the issue across their populations, and how to target immunization strategies appropriately.
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- A Duncan Steele
- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Mphahlele MJ, Groome MJ, Page NA, Bhagwandin N, Mwenda JM, Steele AD. A decade of rotavirus vaccination in Africa - Saving lives and changing the face of diarrhoeal diseases: Report of the 12 th African Rotavirus Symposium. Vaccine 2021; 39:2319-2324. [PMID: 33775436 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The African Rotavirus Network organised the 12th African Rotavirus Symposium (ARS) from 30 July to 1 August 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The symposium theme "A decade of rotavirus vaccination in Africa - Saving lives and changing the face of diarrhoeal diseases", included sessions aimed at sharing ideas and expertise on prevention and control of diarrhoeal disease in Africa. Inter alia, the delegates reviewed global and regional epidemiological trends on rotavirus diarrhoea, progress and experiences on rotavirus vaccine introduction, including vaccine safety monitoring and impact in Africa, scientific advances in developing newer rotavirus vaccines, surveillance and research on other diarrhoeal pathogens, and providing an enabling environment for networking. Importantly, the 12th ARS served to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the African Rotavirus Network (AfrRN) coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the South African Medical Research Council. Four oral, live-attenuated rotavirus vaccines are currently prequalified by the WHO (Rotarix, RotaTeq, Rotavac and RotaSiil). African countries utilising rotavirus vaccines in routine national immunisation programmes are realising their effectiveness and impact on diarrhoeal disease morbidity. An ~40% reduction in hospitalisations of <5-year-olds with acute gastroenteritis following rotavirus vaccine introduction, was reported between 2006 and 2018 in 92,000 children from the WHO-coordinated African Rotavirus Surveillance Network (AfrRSN) comprising 33 Member States. This was corroborated by a meta-analysis of published data, sourced from January 2000 to August 2018 that reported substantial reductions in rotavirus hospitalisations in countries using rotavirus vaccines. However, it was highlighted that the transition of some countries from Gavi-eligibility and vaccine supply shortfalls present significant challenges to achieving the full impact of rotavirus immunization in Africa. The wide diversity of rotavirus genotypes continues in Africa, with variation observed both geographically and temporally. There is currently no evidence to suggest that the emergence of rotavirus strains not included in the current vaccines do escape vaccine-induced immunity.
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- M Jeffrey Mphahlele
- South African Medical Research Council, 1 Soutpansberg Road, Pretoria 0001, South Africa; Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Medunsa 0204, Pretoria, South Africa.
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- South African Medical Research Council/Wits Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Centre for Enteric Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Sandringham, Johannesburg 2131, South Africa
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- South African Medical Research Council, Francie van Zijl Drive, Parow Valley, Cape Town 7505, South Africa
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- World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, People's Republic of Congo
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- Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Medunsa 0204, Pretoria, South Africa; Enteric and Diarrhoeal Diseases Programme, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
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Kirkwood CD, Dobscha KR, Steele AD. Hepatitis E should be a global public health priority: recommendations for improving surveillance and prevention. Expert Rev Vaccines 2021; 19:1129-1140. [PMID: 33441054 DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2020.1874930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important cause of enterically transmitted viral hepatitis and a significant contributor to maternal mortality in endemic regions around the world, yet the global response has been limited. HEV is a disease of poverty, and the populations experiencing the greatest burden of HEV-associated illness are not benefitting from existing interventions, including WASH strategies and immunization. AREAS COVERED Though a vaccine exists (HEV 239, Hecolin®, Xiamen Innovax Biotech, China), it is only licensed and available in the private market in China and has yet to be prequalified by the WHO for use in endemic settings and outbreaks. This review of the current state of HEV disease and subsequent recommendations for a coordinated public health response are intended to guide the global health community towards breaking the current 'vicious cycle,' in which a lack of data prevents actions that would improve health outcomes. EXPERT OPINION Vaccine implementation in future outbreaks, targeted studies assessing vaccine effectiveness and immunogenicity in endemic regions and populations, improved understanding of the global burden, and improvements in diagnostic and epidemiologic tools are urgently needed. Strategies for implementing routine vaccination programs, improving water, sanitation, and hygiene in endemic regions.
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- Carl D Kirkwood
- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Seattle, WA, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Seattle, WA, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Seattle, WA, USA
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Rakau KG, Nyaga MM, Gededzha MP, Mwenda JM, Mphahlele MJ, Seheri LM, Steele AD. Genetic characterization of G12P[6] and G12P[8] rotavirus strains collected in six African countries between 2010 and 2014. BMC Infect Dis 2021; 21:107. [PMID: 33482744 PMCID: PMC7821174 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05745-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND G12 rotaviruses were first observed in sub-Saharan Africa in 2004 and since then have continued to emerge and spread across the continent and are reported as a significant human rotavirus genotype in several African countries, both prior to and after rotavirus vaccine introduction. This study investigated the genetic variability of 15 G12 rotavirus strains associated with either P[6] or P[8] identified between 2010 and 2014 from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo and Zambia. METHODS The investigation was carried out by comparing partial VP7 and partial VP4 sequences of the African G12P[6] and G12P[8] strains with the available GenBank sequences and exploring the recognized neutralization epitopes of these strains. Additionally, Bayesian evolutionary analysis was carried out using Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) implemented in BEAST to estimate the time to the most recent ancestor and evolutionary rate for these G12 rotavirus strains. RESULTS The findings suggested that the VP7 and VP4 nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the G12 strains circulating in African countries are closely related, irrespective of country of origin and year of detection, with the exception of the Ethiopian strains that clustered distinctly. Neutralization epitope analysis revealed that rotavirus VP4 P[8] genes associated with G12 had amino acid sequences similar to those reported globally including the vaccine strains in RotaTeq and Rotarix. The estimated evolutionary rate of the G12 strains was 1.016 × 10- 3 substitutions/site/year and was comparable to what has been previously reported. Three sub-clusters formed within the current circulating lineage III shows the diversification of G12 from three independent ancestries within a similar time frame in the late 1990s. CONCLUSIONS At present it appears to be unlikely that widespread vaccine use has driven the molecular evolution and sustainability of G12 strains in Africa. Continuous monitoring of rotavirus genotypes is recommended to assess the long-term impact of rotavirus vaccination on the dynamic nature of rotavirus evolution on the continent.
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- Kebareng G Rakau
- Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, WHO AFRO Rotavirus Regional Reference Laboratory, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, WHO AFRO Rotavirus Regional Reference Laboratory, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.,Next Generation Sequencing Unit and Department of Medical Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, WHO AFRO Rotavirus Regional Reference Laboratory, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.,National Health Laboratory Service, Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- African Rotavirus Surveillance Network, Immunization, Vaccines and Development Cluster, WHO African Regional Office, Brazzaville, Congo
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- Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, WHO AFRO Rotavirus Regional Reference Laboratory, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.,South African Medical Research Council, Soutpansberg Road, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, WHO AFRO Rotavirus Regional Reference Laboratory, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, WHO AFRO Rotavirus Regional Reference Laboratory, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa. .,Present address: Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- A Duncan Steele
- Enteric and Diarrheal Disease, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Johannesburg, South Africa.,Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Mwangi PN, Mogotsi MT, Seheri ML, Mphahlele MJ, Peenze I, Esona MD, Kumwenda B, Steele AD, Kirkwood CD, Ndze VN, Dennis FE, Jere KC, Nyaga MM. Whole Genome In-Silico Analysis of South African G1P[8] Rotavirus Strains Before and After Vaccine Introduction Over A Period of 14 Years. Vaccines (Basel) 2020; 8:E609. [PMID: 33066615 PMCID: PMC7712154 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines8040609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Rotavirus G1P[8] strains account for more than half of the group A rotavirus (RVA) infections in children under five years of age, globally. A total of 103 stool samples previously characterized as G1P[8] and collected seven years before and seven years after introducing the Rotarix® vaccine in South Africa were processed for whole-genome sequencing. All the strains analyzed had a Wa-like constellation (G1-P[8]-I1-R1-C1-M1-A1-N1-T1-E1-H1). South African pre- and post-vaccine G1 strains were clustered in G1 lineage-I and II while the majority (84.2%) of the P[8] strains were grouped in P[8] lineage-III. Several amino acid sites across ten gene segments with the exception of VP7 were under positive selective pressure. Except for the N147D substitution in the antigenic site of eight post-vaccine G1 strains when compared to both Rotarix® and pre-vaccine strains, most of the amino acid substitutions in the antigenic regions of post-vaccine G1P[8] strains were already present during the pre-vaccine period. Therefore, Rotarix® did not appear to have an impact on the amino acid differences in the antigenic regions of South African post-vaccine G1P[8] strains. However, continued whole-genome surveillance of RVA strains to decipher genetic changes in the post-vaccine period remains imperative.
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- Peter N. Mwangi
- Next Generation Sequencing Unit and Division of Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa; (P.N.M.); (M.T.M.)
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- Next Generation Sequencing Unit and Division of Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa; (P.N.M.); (M.T.M.)
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- Diarrheal Pathogens Research Unit, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Medunsa 0204, South Africa; (M.L.S.); (M.J.M.); (I.P.); (M.D.E.)
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- Diarrheal Pathogens Research Unit, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Medunsa 0204, South Africa; (M.L.S.); (M.J.M.); (I.P.); (M.D.E.)
- South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
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- Diarrheal Pathogens Research Unit, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Medunsa 0204, South Africa; (M.L.S.); (M.J.M.); (I.P.); (M.D.E.)
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- Diarrheal Pathogens Research Unit, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Medunsa 0204, South Africa; (M.L.S.); (M.J.M.); (I.P.); (M.D.E.)
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- College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Health Professions, University of Malawi, Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi;
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, P.O. Box 23350, Seattle, WA 98109, USA; (A.D.S.); (C.D.K.)
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, P.O. Box 23350, Seattle, WA 98109, USA; (A.D.S.); (C.D.K.)
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon;
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- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG581, Legon, Ghana;
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- Center for Global Vaccine Research, Institute of Infection, Liverpool L697BE, UK;
- Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L697BE, UK
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Program, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre 312225, Malawi
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- Next Generation Sequencing Unit and Division of Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa; (P.N.M.); (M.T.M.)
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Jeon HJ, Im J, Haselbeck A, Holm M, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Bassiahi AS, Panzner U, Mogeni OD, Seo HJ, Lunguya O, Jacobs J, Okeke IN, Terferi M, Owusu-Dabo E, Dougan G, Carey M, Steele AD, Kim JH, Clemens JD, Andrews JR, Park SE, Baker S, Marks F. How Can the Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa and the Severe Typhoid Fever in Africa Programs Contribute to the Introduction of Typhoid Conjugate Vaccines? Clin Infect Dis 2020; 69:S417-S421. [PMID: 31665772 PMCID: PMC6821306 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background The World Health Organization now recommends the use of typhoid conjugate vaccines
(TCVs) in typhoid-endemic countries, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, added TCVs into the
portfolio of subsidized vaccines. Data from the Severe Typhoid Fever in Africa (SETA)
program were used to contribute to TCV introduction decision-making processes,
exemplified for Ghana and Madagascar. Methods Data collected from both countries were evaluated, and barriers to and benefits of
introduction scenarios are discussed. No standardized methodological framework was
applied. Results The Ghanaian healthcare system differs from its Malagasy counterpart: Ghana features a
functioning insurance system, antimicrobials are available nationwide, and several sites
in Ghana deploy blood culture–based typhoid diagnosis. A higher incidence of
antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella Typhi is reported in Ghana, which
has not been identified as an issue in Madagascar. The Malagasy people have a low
expectation of provided healthcare and experience frequent unavailability of medicines,
resulting in limited healthcare-seeking behavior and extended consequences of untreated
disease. Conclusions For Ghana, high typhoid fever incidence coupled with spatiotemporal heterogeneity was
observed. A phased TCV introduction through an initial mass campaign in high-risk areas
followed by inclusion into routine national immunizations prior to expansion to other
areas of the country can be considered. For Madagascar, a national mass campaign
followed by routine introduction would be the introduction scenario of choice as it
would protect the population, reduce transmission, and prevent an often-deadly disease
in a setting characterized by lack of access to healthcare infrastructure. New,
easy-to-use diagnostic tools, potentially including environmental surveillance, should
be explored and improved to facilitate identification of high-risk areas.
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- Hyon Jin Jeon
- International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,University of Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- University of Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Armauer Hansen Research Institute, ALERT Campus, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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- icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh.,Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles.,Korea University School of Medicine, Seoul
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- University of Antananarivo, Madagascar.,Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,University of Antananarivo, Madagascar
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Duff N, Steele AD, Garrett D. Global Action for Local Impact: The 11th International Conference on Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonelloses. Clin Infect Dis 2020; 71:S59-S63. [PMID: 32725222 PMCID: PMC7388706 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Typhoid and other invasive salmonelloses continue to cause an estimated 14.8 million cases and > 200 000 deaths annually, largely affecting children in low- and middle-income countries. However, recent strides in global policy have paved the way for accelerated progress with prevention and control efforts. To translate these recent advancements at the global level into real impact in communities at the local level, the Coalition against Typhoid, based at the Sabin Vaccine Institute, convened the 11th International Conference on Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonelloses in Hanoi, Vietnam, in March 2019. Here, we review the significant topics and research discussed at the conference, including diagnostics, environmental surveillance, drug resistance, burden of disease, and vaccines, as well as additional prevention and control interventions.
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- Noah Duff
- Coalition against Typhoid, Sabin Vaccine Institute, Washington, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Coalition against Typhoid, Sabin Vaccine Institute, Washington, USA
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- A Duncan Steele
- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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Recognizing that enteric fever disproportionately affects the poorest and the most vulnerable communities that have limited access to improved sanitation, safe water sources, and optimal medical care, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has funded efforts to augment global understanding of the disease since the foundation’s inception. At the turn of the century, early efforts focused on characterizing the burden of disease in Asia and evaluating use of the available Vi-polysaccharide vaccines through the Diseases of the Most Impoverished projects at the International Vaccine Institute (IVI). More recent efforts have centered on supporting development of typhoid conjugate vaccines and expanding disease surveillance efforts into Africa, as well as generating a greater understanding of the clinical severity and sequelae of enteric fever in Africa, Asia, and India. The Typhoid Vaccine Accelerator Consortium is playing a critical role in coordinating these and other global efforts for the control of typhoid fever. Here, we outline the scope of support and strategic view of the foundation and describe how, by working through strong partnerships, we can realize a radical reduction of the significance of enteric fever as a global public health problem in the next 10 to 15 years.
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- Megan E Carey
- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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In recent years, controlled human infection models (CHIMs) have become available for a range of infectious agents and have proved invaluable for understanding the disease process, pathogenesis, and mechanisms of immunity. CHIM studies have also contributed significantly to advancing development of a number of vaccines by providing an indication of vaccine efficacy. The Shigella CHIM has been established in 3 sites in the United States, and it is likely that the CHIM will play an important regulatory role for advancing the range of Shigella vaccine candidates that are currently in development. This supplement describes the harmonization of best practices across sites, with a view to maximizing the contribution that CHIM studies can make to Shigella vaccine development.
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The Typhoid Surveillance in Africa Program (TSAP) and the Severe Typhoid Fever in Africa (SETA) program have refined our understanding of age and geographic distribution of typhoid fever and other invasive salmonelloses in Africa and will help inform future typhoid control strategies, namely, introduction of typhoid conjugate vaccines.
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- Megan E Carey
- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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Mwenda JM, Mandomando I, Jere KC, Cunliffe NA, Duncan Steele A. Evidence of reduction of rotavirus diarrheal disease after rotavirus vaccine introduction in national immunization programs in the African countries: Report of the 11 th African rotavirus symposium held in Lilongwe, Malawi. Vaccine 2019; 37:2975-2981. [PMID: 31029514 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.03.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2018] [Revised: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The 11th African Rotavirus Symposium was held in Lilongwe, Malawi from May 28th to 30th 2017. Over 270 delegates (73% from Africa) from 40 countries of which 30 (75%) were from African countries attended the symposium. Participants in this symposium included research scientists, clinicians, immunization managers, public health officials, policymakers and vaccine manufacturers. At the time of the symposium, 38 of the 54 (70%) countries in Africa had introduced rotavirus vaccines into their national immunization schedules. Delegates shared progress from rotavirus surveillance and vaccine impact monitoring, demonstrating the impact of the vaccine against rotavirus diarrheal hospitalizations. Data supported the beneficial effect and safety of WHO pre-qualified available vaccines up to 2017 (RotaTeq, Rotarix). This symposium highlighted the dramatic impact of the rotavirus vaccination, called for urgent adoption of these vaccines in remaining countries, particularly those with high disease burden and large birth cohorts (e.g. Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo) to attain the full public health benefits of rotavirus vaccination in Africa.
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- Jason M Mwenda
- World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo.
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- Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique; Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS), Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Clinical Research Programme/Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi; Institute of Infection & Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Infection & Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
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Steele AD, Victor JC, Carey ME, Tate JE, Atherly DE, Pecenka C, Diaz Z, Parashar UD, Kirkwood CD. Experiences with rotavirus vaccines: can we improve rotavirus vaccine impact in developing countries? Hum Vaccin Immunother 2019; 15:1215-1227. [PMID: 30735087 PMCID: PMC6663148 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2018.1553593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Rotavirus vaccines have been introduced into over 95 countries globally and demonstrate substantial impact in reducing diarrheal mortality and diarrheal hospitalizations in young children. The vaccines are also considered by WHO as “very cost effective” interventions for young children, particularly in countries with high diarrheal disease burden. Yet the full potential impact of rotavirus immunization is yet to be realized. Large countries with big birth cohorts and where disease burden is high in Africa and Asia have not yet implemented rotavirus vaccines at all or at scale. Significant advances have been made demonstrating the impact of the vaccines in low- and lower-middle income countries, yet the modest effectiveness of the vaccines in these settings is challenging. Current research highlights these challenges and considers alternative strategies to overcome them, including alternative immunization schedules and host factors that may inform us of new opportunities.
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- A D Steele
- a Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases , Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Seattle , WA , USA
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- b Policy, Access and Innovation , Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access , Seattle , WA , USA
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- a Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases , Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Seattle , WA , USA
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- c Division of Viral Diseases , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , GA , USA
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- b Policy, Access and Innovation , Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access , Seattle , WA , USA
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- b Policy, Access and Innovation , Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access , Seattle , WA , USA
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- a Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases , Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Seattle , WA , USA
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- c Division of Viral Diseases , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , GA , USA
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- a Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases , Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Seattle , WA , USA
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Platts-Mills JA, Steele AD. Rotavirus vaccine impact in Africa: greater than the sum of its parts? Lancet Glob Health 2019; 6:e948-e949. [PMID: 30103987 DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(18)30356-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- James A Platts-Mills
- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
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- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Seattle, WA, USA
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Troeger C, Khalil IA, Rao PC, Cao S, Blacker BF, Ahmed T, Armah G, Bines JE, Brewer TG, Colombara DV, Kang G, Kirkpatrick BD, Kirkwood CD, Mwenda JM, Parashar UD, Petri WA, Riddle MS, Steele AD, Thompson RL, Walson JL, Sanders JW, Mokdad AH, Murray CJL, Hay SI, Reiner RC. Rotavirus Vaccination and the Global Burden of Rotavirus Diarrhea Among Children Younger Than 5 Years. JAMA Pediatr 2018; 172:958-965. [PMID: 30105384 PMCID: PMC6233802 DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.1960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 475] [Impact Index Per Article: 79.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
IMPORTANCE Rotavirus infection is the global leading cause of diarrhea-associated morbidity and mortality among children younger than 5 years. OBJECTIVES To examine the extent of rotavirus infection among children younger than 5 years by country and the number of deaths averted because of the rotavirus vaccine. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This report builds on findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016, a cross-sectional study that measured diarrheal diseases and their etiologic agents. Models were used to estimate burden in data-sparse locations. EXPOSURE Diarrhea due to rotavirus infection. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Rotavirus-associated mortality and morbidity by country and year and averted deaths attributable to the rotavirus vaccine by country. RESULTS Rotavirus infection was responsible for an estimated 128 500 deaths (95% uncertainty interval [UI], 104 500-155 600) among children younger than 5 years throughout the world in 2016, with 104 733 deaths occurring in sub-Saharan Africa (95% UI, 83 406-128 842). Rotavirus infection was responsible for more than 258 million episodes of diarrhea among children younger than 5 years in 2016 (95% UI, 193 million to 341 million), an incidence of 0.42 cases per child-year (95% UI, 0.30-0.53). Vaccine use is estimated to have averted more than 28 000 deaths (95% UI, 14 600-46 700) among children younger than 5 years, and expanded use of the rotavirus vaccine, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, could have prevented approximately 20% of all deaths attributable to diarrhea among children younger than 5 years. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Rotavirus-associated mortality has decreased markedly over time in part because of the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine. This study suggests that prioritizing vaccine introduction and interventions to reduce diarrhea-associated morbidity and mortality is necessary in the continued global reduction of rotavirus infection.
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, Washington
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, Washington
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Department of Gastroenterology, Clinical Nutrition Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, India
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- Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
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- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle,Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle,Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Salem, North Carolina
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, Washington
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, Washington,Big Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, Washington
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Khalil IA, Troeger C, Blacker BF, Rao PC, Brown A, Atherly DE, Brewer TG, Engmann CM, Houpt ER, Kang G, Kotloff KL, Levine MM, Luby SP, MacLennan CA, Pan WK, Pavlinac PB, Platts-Mills JA, Qadri F, Riddle MS, Ryan ET, Shoultz DA, Steele AD, Walson JL, Sanders JW, Mokdad AH, Murray CJL, Hay SI, Reiner RC. Morbidity and mortality due to shigella and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli diarrhoea: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990-2016. Lancet Infect Dis 2018; 18:1229-1240. [PMID: 30266330 PMCID: PMC6202441 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(18)30475-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 331] [Impact Index Per Article: 55.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Revised: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Background Shigella and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) are bacterial pathogens that are frequently associated with diarrhoeal disease, and are a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors study 2016 (GBD 2016) is a systematic, scientific effort to quantify the morbidity and mortality due to over 300 causes of death and disability. We aimed to analyse the global burden of shigella and ETEC diarrhoea according to age, sex, geography, and year from 1990 to 2016. Methods We modelled shigella and ETEC-related mortality using a Bayesian hierarchical modelling platform that evaluates a wide range of covariates and model types on the basis of vital registration and verbal autopsy data. We used a compartmental meta-regression tool to model the incidence of shigella and ETEC, which enforces an association between incidence, prevalence, and remission on the basis of scientific literature, population representative surveys, and health-care data. We calculated 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs) for the point estimates. Findings Shigella was the second leading cause of diarrhoeal mortality in 2016 among all ages, accounting for 212 438 deaths (95% UI 136 979–326 913) and about 13·2% (9·2–17·4) of all diarrhoea deaths. Shigella was responsible for 63 713 deaths (41 191–93 611) among children younger than 5 years and was frequently associated with diarrhoea across all adult age groups, increasing in elderly people, with broad geographical distribution. ETEC was the eighth leading cause of diarrhoea mortality in 2016 among all age groups, accounting for 51 186 deaths (26 757–83 064) and about 3·2% (1·8–4·7) of diarrhoea deaths. ETEC was responsible for about 4·2% (2·2–6·8) of diarrhoea deaths in children younger than 5 years. Interpretation The health burden of bacterial diarrhoeal pathogens is difficult to estimate. Despite existing prevention and treatment options, they remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Additional emphasis by public health officials is needed on a reduction in disease due to shigella and ETEC to reduce disease burden. Funding Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle WA, USA
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- Department of Global Health, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Maternal, Newborn, Child Health & Nutrition, PATH, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Global Health, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle WA, USA; Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Global Health, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Division, International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Drug Development, PATH, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Global Health, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, USA; Albers School of Business & Economics, Seattle University, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Global Health, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle WA, USA
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle WA, USA; Big Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle WA, USA.
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- Carl D Kirkwood
- Enteric and Diarrheal Disease, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Disease, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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Abou-Nader AJ, Sauer MA, Steele AD, Tate JE, Atherly D, Parashar UD, Santosham M, Nelson EAS. Global rotavirus vaccine introductions and coverage: 2006 - 2016. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2018; 14:2281-2296. [PMID: 29787334 PMCID: PMC6183203 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2018.1470725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 04/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
An estimated 215,000 children died of rotavirus infections in 2013, accounting for 37% of diarrhea-related deaths worldwide, 92% of which occurred in low and lower-middle income countries. Since 2009 the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of rotavirus vaccines in all national immunization programs. This review compares rotavirus vaccine (RV) introductions and vaccine coverage by region, country income status and Gavi-eligibility from 2006-2016. Gross National Income data from the World Bank and surviving infant population from United Nations Population Division was obtained for 2016. Data from WHO were collected on rotavirus vaccine coverage, national immunization schedules, and new vaccine introductions for 2016 while estimated rotavirus deaths were collected for 2013, the last year of available WHO data. As of December 2016, the majority of countries (57%, 110/194) had not introduced universal rotavirus vaccine despite WHO's 2009 recommendation to do so. Countries in the WHO African region had the greatest proportion of introductions (37%, 31/84) by December 2016 and a great majority of these (77%, 24/31) were supported by new vaccine introduction (NVI) grants from Gavi. Almost half (48%) of global introductions were in low and lower-middle income Gavi-eligible and Gavi-graduating countries. Conversely, countries in the Southeast Asia WHO region and those not eligible for Gavi NVI support have been slow to introduce rotavirus vaccine. High-income countries, on average, had poorer rotavirus vaccine coverage compared to low and lower-middle income countries. The over-representation of African countries within the Gavi subset and high estimated rotavirus deaths in these African countries, likely explains why introduction efforts have been focused in this region. While much progress has been made with the integration and implementation of rotavirus vaccine into national immunization programs, 110 countries representing 69% of the global birth cohort had yet to introduce the vaccine by December 2016.
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- Alice J. Abou-Nader
- Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Viral Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- PATH, Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Viral Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Nyaga MM, Tan Y, Seheri ML, Halpin RA, Akopov A, Stucker KM, Fedorova NB, Shrivastava S, Duncan Steele A, Mwenda JM, Pickett BE, Das SR, Jeffrey Mphahlele M. Whole-genome sequencing and analyses identify high genetic heterogeneity, diversity and endemicity of rotavirus genotype P[6] strains circulating in Africa. Infect Genet Evol 2018; 63:79-88. [PMID: 29782933 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Rotavirus A (RVA) exhibits a wide genotype diversity globally. Little is known about the genetic composition of genotype P[6] from Africa. This study investigated possible evolutionary mechanisms leading to genetic diversity of genotype P[6] VP4 sequences. Phylogenetic analyses on 167 P[6] VP4 full-length sequences were conducted, which included six porcine-origin sequences. Of the 167 sequences, 57 were newly acquired through whole genome sequencing as part of this study. The other 110 sequences were all publicly-available global P[6] VP4 full-length sequences downloaded from GenBank. The strength of association between the phenotypic features and the phylogeny was also determined. A number of reassortment and mixed infections of RVA genotype P[6] strains were observed in this study. Phylogenetic analyses demostrated the extensive genetic diversity that exists among human P[6] strains, porcine-like strains, their concomitant clades/subclades and estimated that P[6] VP4 gene has a higher substitution rate with the mean of 1.05E-3 substitutions/site/year. Further, the phylogenetic analyses indicated that genotype P[6] strains were endemic in Africa, characterised by an extensive genetic diversity and long-time local evolution of the viruses. This was also supported by phylogeographic clustering and G-genotype clustering of the P[6] strains when Bayesian Tip-association Significance testing (BaTS) was applied, clearly supporting that the viruses evolved locally in Africa instead of spatial mixing among different regions. Overall, the results demonstrated that multiple mechanisms such as reassortment events, various mutations and possibly interspecies transmission account for the enormous diversity of genotype P[6] strains in Africa. These findings highlight the need for continued global surveillance of rotavirus diversity.
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- Martin M Nyaga
- South African Medical Research Council/Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Medunsa, Pretoria, South Africa; Next Generation Sequencing Unit, Department of Medical Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- Infectious Diseases Group, J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, MD, USA; Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- South African Medical Research Council/Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Medunsa, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Infectious Diseases Group, J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Group, J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Group, J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Group, J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- South African Medical Research Council/Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Medunsa, Pretoria, South Africa; Enteric and Diarrhoeal Diseases Programme, Global Health Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
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- World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, People's Republic of Congo
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- Infectious Diseases Group, J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Group, J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, MD, USA; Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- South African Medical Research Council/Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Medunsa, Pretoria, South Africa.
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Burnett E, Tate JE, Kirkwood CD, Nelson EAS, Santosham M, Steele AD, Parashar UD. Estimated impact of rotavirus vaccine on hospitalizations and deaths from rotavirus diarrhea among children <5 in Asia. Expert Rev Vaccines 2018; 17:453-460. [PMID: 29463143 DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2018.1443008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Of the 215,000 global deaths from rotavirus estimated in 2013, 41% occur in Asian countries. However, despite a recommendation for global rotavirus vaccination since 2009, only eight countries in Asia have introduced the rotavirus vaccine into their national immunization program as of September 2017. To help policy makers assess the potential value of vaccination, we projected the reduction in rotavirus hospitalizations and deaths following a hypothetical national introduction of rotavirus vaccines in all countries in Asia using data on national-level rotavirus mortality, <5 population, rotavirus hospitalizations rates, routine vaccination coverage, and vaccine effectiveness. METHODS To quantify uncertainty, we generated 1,000 simulations of these inputs. RESULTS Our model predicted 710,000 fewer rotavirus hospitalizations, a 49% decrease from the 1,452,000 baseline hospitalizations and 35,000 fewer rotavirus deaths, a 40% decrease from the 88,000 baseline deaths if all 43 Asian countries had introduced rotavirus vaccine. Similar reductions were projected in subanalyses by vaccine introduction status, subregion, and birth cohort size. CONCLUSION Rotavirus vaccines will substantially reduce morbidity and mortality due to rotavirus infections in Asia.
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- Eleanor Burnett
- a CDC Foundation for Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , GA , USA
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- b Division of Viral Diseases , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , GA , USA
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- c Enteric & Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health , Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , Seattle , WA , USA
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- d Department of Paediatrics , Prince of Wales Hospital , Hong Kong Special Administrative Region , PR China
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- e International Health , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , MD , USA
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- c Enteric & Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health , Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , Seattle , WA , USA
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- b Division of Viral Diseases , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , GA , USA
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Seheri LM, Magagula NB, Peenze I, Rakau K, Ndadza A, Mwenda JM, Weldegebriel G, Steele AD, Mphahlele MJ. Rotavirus strain diversity in Eastern and Southern African countries before and after vaccine introduction. Vaccine 2017; 36:7222-7230. [PMID: 29203181 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.11.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Revised: 11/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The African Rotavirus Surveillance Network has been detecting and documenting rotavirus genotypes in the African sub-continent since 1998 in anticipation of the rollout of rotavirus vaccination in routine Expanded Programme on Immunisation. This paper reports distribution of the rotavirus strains circulating in 15 Eastern and Southern African (ESA) countries from 2010-2015 as part of active World Health Organization (WHO) rotavirus surveillance, and investigates possibility of emergence of non-vaccine or unusual strains in six selected countries post-vaccine introduction. MATERIAL AND METHODS Stool samples were collected from children <5 years of age presenting with acute gastroenteritis at sentinel hospitals pre- and post-rotavirus vaccine introduction. Samples were tested for group A rotavirus using an enzyme immunoassay by the national and sentinel laboratories. At the WHO Rotavirus Regional Reference Laboratory in South Africa, molecular characterisation was determined by PAGE (n = 4186), G and P genotyping (n = 6447) and DNA sequencing for both G and P types (n = 400). RESULTS The six-year surveillance period demonstrated that 23.8% of the strains were G1P[8], followed by G2P[4] (11.8%), G9P[8] (10.4%), G12P[8] (4.9%), G2P[6] (4.2%) and G3P[6] (3.7%) in 15 ESA countries. There was no difference in circulating strains pre- and post-rotavirus vaccine introduction with yearly fluctuation of strains observed over time. Atypical rotavirus G and P combinations (such as G1P[4], G2P[8], G9P[4] and G12P[4]) that might have arisen through inter-genogroup or inter-genotypes reassortment were detected at low frequency (2%). Close genetic relationship of African strains were reflected on the phylogenetic analysis, strains segregated together to form an African cluster in the same lineages/sub-lineage or monophyletic branch. CONCLUSION There has been considerable concern about strain replacement post-vaccine introduction, it was not clear at this early stage whether observed cyclical changes of rotavirus strains were due to vaccine pressure or this was just part of natural annual fluctuations in the six ESA countries, long-term surveillance is required.
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- L M Seheri
- South African Medical Research Council/Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.
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- South African Medical Research Council/Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
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- South African Medical Research Council/Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
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- South African Medical Research Council/Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
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- South African Medical Research Council/Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
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- African Rotavirus Surveillance Network, Immunization, Vaccines and Development Cluster, WHO African Regional Office, Brazzaville, Congo
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- World Health Organization, Inter-Country Support Team Office, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- South African Medical Research Council/Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa; Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, USA
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- South African Medical Research Council/Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
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Sow SO, Steele AD, Mwenda JM, Armah GE, Neuzil KM. Reaching every child with rotavirus vaccine: Report from the 10th African rotavirus symposium held in Bamako, Mali. Vaccine 2017; 35:5511-5518. [PMID: 28893479 PMCID: PMC6278848 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.08.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The Center for Vaccine Development - Mali (CVD - Mali), the World Health Organization's regional office in Africa (WHO/AFRO), and the CVD at the University of Maryland School of Medicine hosted the 10th African Rotavirus Symposium in Bamako, Mali on 1-2 June 2016. The symposium is coordinated by WHO/AFRO, the Regional Rotavirus Reference Laboratories, and the African Rotavirus Network (ARN), with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The event brings together leading rotavirus researchers, scientists, and policy-makers from across Africa and the world. Over 150 participants, from 31 countries, including 27 in Africa, joined forces to address the theme "Reaching Every Child in Africa with Rotavirus Vaccines." This symposium, the first in francophone Africa, occurred at an unprecedented time when 33 African countries had introduced rotavirus vaccines into their national immunization programs. The symposium concluded with a Call to Action to introduce rotavirus vaccines in the 21 remaining African countries, to increase access in countries with existing vaccination programs, and to continue surveillance and research on rotavirus and other diarrheal diseases.
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- Samba O Sow
- Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins, Bamako, Mali
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, People's Republic of Congo
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- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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- Center for Vaccine Development and Institute for Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Operario DJ, Platts-Mills JA, Nadan S, Page N, Seheri M, Mphahlele J, Praharaj I, Kang G, Araujo IT, Leite JPG, Cowley D, Thomas S, Kirkwood CD, Dennis F, Armah G, Mwenda JM, Wijesinghe PR, Rey G, Grabovac V, Berejena C, Simwaka CJ, Uwimana J, Sherchand JB, Thu HM, Galagoda G, Bonkoungou IJO, Jagne S, Tsolenyanu E, Diop A, Enweronu-Laryea C, Borbor SA, Liu J, McMurry T, Lopman B, Parashar U, Gentsch J, Steele AD, Cohen A, Serhan F, Houpt ER. Etiology of Severe Acute Watery Diarrhea in Children in the Global Rotavirus Surveillance Network Using Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction. J Infect Dis 2017; 216:220-227. [PMID: 28838152 PMCID: PMC5853801 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background The etiology of acute watery diarrhea remains poorly characterized, particularly after rotavirus vaccine introduction. Methods We performed quantitative polymerase chain reaction for multiple enteropathogens on 878 acute watery diarrheal stools sampled from 14643 episodes captured by surveillance of children <5 years of age during 2013-2014 from 16 countries. We used previously developed models of the association between pathogen quantity and diarrhea to calculate pathogen-specific weighted attributable fractions (AFs). Results Rotavirus remained the leading etiology (overall weighted AF, 40.3% [95% confidence interval {CI}, 37.6%-44.3%]), though the AF was substantially lower in the Americas (AF, 12.2 [95% CI, 8.9-15.6]), based on samples from a country with universal rotavirus vaccination. Norovirus GII (AF, 6.2 [95% CI, 2.8-9.2]), Cryptosporidium (AF, 5.8 [95% CI, 4.0-7.6]), Shigella (AF, 4.7 [95% CI, 2.8-6.9]), heat-stable enterotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (ST-ETEC) (AF, 4.2 [95% CI, 2.0-6.1]), and adenovirus 40/41 (AF, 4.2 [95% CI, 2.9-5.5]) were also important. In the Africa Region, the rotavirus AF declined from 54.8% (95% CI, 48.3%-61.5%) in rotavirus vaccine age-ineligible children to 20.0% (95% CI, 12.4%-30.4%) in age-eligible children. Conclusions Rotavirus remained the leading etiology of acute watery diarrhea despite a clear impact of rotavirus vaccine introduction. Norovirus GII, Cryptosporidium, Shigella, ST-ETEC, and adenovirus 40/41 were also important. Prospective surveillance can help identify priorities for further reducing the burden of diarrhea.
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- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg
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- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg
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- South African Medical Research Council/Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
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- South African Medical Research Council/Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Accra, Ghana
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- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Accra, Ghana
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- World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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- WHO Regional Office for the Americas, District of Columbia
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- WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, the Philippines
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- Albert Royer National Paediatric Hospital Laboratory, Dakar, Senegal
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Shah MP, Tate JE, Mwenda JM, Steele AD, Parashar UD. Estimated reductions in hospitalizations and deaths from childhood diarrhea following implementation of rotavirus vaccination in Africa. Expert Rev Vaccines 2017; 16:987-995. [PMID: 28832219 DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2017.1371595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Rotavirus is the leading cause of hospitalizations and deaths from diarrhea. 33 African countries had introduced rotavirus vaccines by 2016. We estimate reductions in rotavirus hospitalizations and deaths for countries using rotavirus vaccination in national immunization programs and the potential of vaccine introduction across the continent. Areas covered: Regional rotavirus burden data were reviewed to calculate hospitalization rates, and applied to under-5 population to estimate baseline hospitalizations. Rotavirus mortality was based on 2013 WHO estimates. Regional pre-licensure vaccine efficacy and post-introduction vaccine effectiveness studies were used to estimate summary effectiveness, and vaccine coverage was applied to calculate prevented hospitalizations and deaths. Uncertainties around input parameters were propagated using boot-strapping simulations. In 29 African countries that introduced rotavirus vaccination prior to end 2014, 134,714 (IQR 112,321-154,654) hospitalizations and 20,986 (IQR 18,924-22,822) deaths were prevented in 2016. If all African countries had introduced rotavirus vaccines at benchmark immunization coverage, 273,619 (47%) (IQR 227,260-318,102) hospitalizations and 47,741 (39%) (IQR 42,822-52,462) deaths would have been prevented. Expert commentary: Rotavirus vaccination has substantially reduced hospitalizations and deaths in Africa; further reductions are anticipated as additional countries implement vaccination. These estimates bolster wider introduction and continued support of rotavirus vaccination programs.
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- Minesh P Shah
- a Division of Viral Diseases , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , USA
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- a Division of Viral Diseases , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , USA
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- b World Health Organization , Regional Office for Africa , Brazzaville , Republic of Congo
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- c Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases , Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , Seattle , USA
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- a Division of Viral Diseases , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , USA
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Lazarus RP, John J, Shanmugasundaram E, Rajan AK, Thiagarajan S, Giri S, Babji S, Sarkar R, Kaliappan PS, Venugopal S, Praharaj I, Raman U, Paranjpe M, Grassly NC, Parker EPK, Parashar UD, Tate JE, Fleming JA, Steele AD, Muliyil J, Abraham AM, Kang G. The effect of probiotics and zinc supplementation on the immune response to oral rotavirus vaccine: A randomized, factorial design, placebo-controlled study among Indian infants. Vaccine 2017; 36:273-279. [PMID: 28874323 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.07.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Revised: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Strategies are needed to improve oral rotavirus vaccine (RV), which provides suboptimal protection in developing countries. Probiotics and zinc supplementation could improve RV immunogenicity by altering the intestinal microbiota and immune function. METHODS Infants 5weeks old living in urban Vellore, India were enrolled in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with a 4-arm factorial design to assess the effects of daily zinc (5mg), probiotic (1010Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG) or placebo on the immunogenicity of two doses of RV (Rotarix®, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals) given at 6 and 10weeks of age. Infants were eligible for participation if healthy, available for the study duration and without prior receipt of RV or oral poliovirus vaccine other than the birth dose. The primary outcome was seroconversion to rotavirus at 14weeks of age based on detection of VP6-specific IgA at ≥20U/ml in previously seronegative infants or a fourfold rise in concentration. RESULTS The study took place during July 2012 to February 2013. 620 infants were randomized equally between study arms and 551 (88.9%) completed per protocol. Seroconversion was recorded in 54/137 (39.4%), 42/136 (30.9%), 40/143 (28.0%), and 37/135 (27.4%) infants receiving (1) probiotic and zinc, (2) probiotic and placebo, (3) placebo and zinc, (4) two placebos. Seroconversion showed a modest improvement among infants receiving probiotic (difference between groups 1, 2 and 3, 4 was 7.5% (97.5% Confidence Interval (CI): -1.4%, 16.2%), p=0.066) but not zinc (difference between groups 1, 3 and 2, 4 was 4.4% (97.5% CI: -4.4%, 13.2%), p=0.272). 16 serious adverse events were recorded, none related to study interventions. CONCLUSIONS Zinc or probiotic supplementation did not significantly improve the low immunogenicity of rotavirus vaccine given to infants in a poor urban community in India. A modest effect of combined supplementation deserves further investigation. TRIAL REGISTRATION The trial was registered in India (CTRI/2012/05/002677).
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- Robin P Lazarus
- Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Clinical Virology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Clinical Virology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Clinical Virology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
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- E Anthony S Nelson
- Department of Paediatrics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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Kazi AM, Cortese MM, Yu Y, Lopman B, Morrow AL, Fleming JA, McNeal MM, Steele AD, Parashar UD, Zaidi AKM, Ali A. Secretor and Salivary ABO Blood Group Antigen Status Predict Rotavirus Vaccine Take in Infants. J Infect Dis 2017; 215:786-789. [PMID: 28329092 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) expressed on enterocytes are proposed receptors for rotaviruses and can be measured in saliva. Among 181 Pakistani infants in a G1P[8] rotavirus vaccine trial who were seronegative at baseline, anti-rotavirus immunoglobulin A seroconversion rates after 3 vaccine doses differed significantly by salivary HBGA phenotype, with the lowest rate (19%) among infants who were nonsecretors (ie, who did not express the carbohydrate synthesized by FUT2), an intermediate rate (30%) among secretors with non-blood group O, and the highest rate (51%) among secretors with O blood group. Differences in HBGA expression may be responsible for some of the discrepancy in the level of protection detected for the current rotavirus vaccines in low-income versus high-income settings.
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- Abdul Momin Kazi
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Childrens' Hospital Medical Center, Ohio
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- Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Childrens' Hospital Medical Center, Ohio
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Ohio
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- Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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Rotavirus disease is a leading global cause of mortality and morbidity in children under 5 years of age. The effectiveness of the two globally used oral rotavirus vaccines quickly became apparent when introduced into both developed and developing countries, with significant reductions in rotavirus-associated mortality and hospitalizations. However, the effectiveness and impact of the vaccines is reduced in developing country settings, where the burden and mortality is highest. New rotavirus vaccines, including live oral rotavirus candidates and non-replicating approaches continue to be developed, with the major aim to improve the global supply of rotavirus vaccines and for local implementation, and to improve vaccine effectiveness in developing settings. This review provides an overview of the new rotavirus vaccines in development by developing country manufacturers and provides a rationale why newer candidates continue to be explored. It describes the new live oral rotavirus vaccine candidates as well as the non-replicating rotavirus vaccines that are furthest along in development.
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- Carl D Kirkwood
- Enteric & Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Enteric & Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Enteric & Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Enteric & Diarrheal Diseases, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
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Parashar UD, Johnson H, Steele AD, Tate JE. Health Impact of Rotavirus Vaccination in Developing Countries: Progress and Way Forward. Clin Infect Dis 2016; 62 Suppl 2:S91-5. [PMID: 27059361 DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ1015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Two rotavirus vaccines have been licensed in >100 countries worldwide since 2006. As of October 2105, these vaccines have been implemented in the national immunization programs of 79 countries, including 36 low-income countries that are eligible for support for vaccine purchase from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Rotavirus vaccines were initially introduced in Australia and countries of the Americas and Europe after completion of successful clinical trials in these regions, and the impact of routine vaccination in reducing the health burden of severe childhood gastroenteritis in these regions has been well documented. Because of concerns around the performance of orally administered rotavirus vaccines in developing countries, vaccine implementation in these settings only began after additional clinical trials were completed and the World Health Organization issued a global recommendation for use of rotavirus vaccines in 2009. This supplementary issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases includes a collection of articles describing the impact and effectiveness of routine rotavirus vaccination in developing countries that were among the early adopters of rotavirus vaccine. The data highlight the benefits of vaccination and should provide valuable evidence to sustain vaccine use in these countries and encourage other countries to adopt routine rotavirus vaccination to reduce the health burden of severe childhood gastroenteritis.
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- Umesh D Parashar
- Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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Steele AD, Hay Burgess DC, Diaz Z, Carey ME, Zaidi AKM. Challenges and Opportunities for Typhoid Fever Control: A Call for Coordinated Action. Clin Infect Dis 2016; 62 Suppl 1:S4-8. [PMID: 26933019 PMCID: PMC4772836 DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The burden of enteric fever caused by Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi is substantial and has high impact in toddlers and young children. This burden is relatively well documented in Asia, and this supplement provides new data on the substantial burden in several sub-Saharan African countries. Challenges in standardized surveillance and imperfect diagnostic tools have resulted in patchy local disease data, which are not well acknowledged or integrated into local country evidence and health awareness for decision making. There is a need to strengthen diagnostics for the generation of burden data in country. Furthermore, the guidelines and training for treatment of enteric fever cases in Africa are sorely needed to help mitigate the inappropriate use of antimicrobial treatment. Classic water safety and access to sanitation development remain powerful tools for the control of typhoid fever, yet the huge economic costs and long timelines are unlikely to provide a short- to middle-term solution. Emerging threats, including multidrug resistance and increasing urbanization in regions such as sub-Saharan Africa, warrant focused attention to shorter-term interventions including immunization, and must include vaccine strategies with the new typhoid conjugate vaccines.
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- A Duncan Steele
- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
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Nakagomi T, Do LP, Agbemabiese CA, Kaneko M, Gauchan P, Doan YH, Jere KC, Steele AD, Iturriza-Gomara M, Nakagomi O, Cunliffe NA. Whole-genome characterisation of G12P[6] rotavirus strains possessing two distinct genotype constellations co-circulating in Blantyre, Malawi, 2008. Arch Virol 2016; 162:213-226. [PMID: 27718073 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-016-3103-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Rotavirus A strains detected in diarrhoeal children commonly possess any one of the genotypes G1, G2, G3, G4, and G9, with a recent increase in G12 detection globally. G12P[6] strains possessing short RNA (DS-1-like) and long RNA (Wa-like) migration patterns accounted for 27 % of the strains circulating in Blantyre, Malawi, between 2007 and 2008. To understand how the G12P[6] strains with two distinct genetic backgrounds emerged in Malawi, we conducted whole-genome analysis of two long-RNA and two short-RNA strains. While the former had a typical Wa-like genotype constellation of G12-P[6]-I1-R1-C1-M1-A1-N1-T1-E1-H1, the latter was found to have G12-P[6]-I2-R2-C2-M1-A2-N2-T2-E2-H2: a VP3 gene mono-reassortant on the DS-1-like backbone. Phylogenetic and Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo analyses showed that the short-RNA G12P[6] strains were generated around 2006 by reassortment between an African Wa-like G12P[6] strain donating three genes (the VP7, VP4, and VP3 genes) and a G2P[4] strain similar to the one circulating in Thailand or the United States of America that donated the remaining eight genes. On the other hand, the long-RNA strains were generated as a result of reassortment events within Wa-like G12 and non-G12 strains commonly circulating in Africa; only the VP4 gene was from a Malawian G8P[6] strain. In conclusion, this study uncovered the evolutionary pathways through which two distinct G12P[6] strains emerged in Malawi.
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- T Nakagomi
- Department of Hygiene and Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan. .,Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
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- Department of Hygiene and Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan.,Department of Virology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Hygiene and Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan.,Department of Virology 2, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.,Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Vaccines and Immunization, PATH, Seattle, WA, 98121, USA.,MRC Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, MEDUNSA, University of Limpopo, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Hygiene and Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan.,Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Yen C, Healy K, Tate JE, Parashar UD, Bines J, Neuzil K, Santosham M, Steele AD. Rotavirus vaccination and intussusception - Science, surveillance, and safety: A review of evidence and recommendations for future research priorities in low and middle income countries. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2016; 12:2580-2589. [PMID: 27322835 PMCID: PMC5084992 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2016.1197452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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As of January 2016, 80 countries have introduced rotavirus vaccines into their national immunization programs. Many have documented significant declines in rotavirus-specific and all-cause diarrheal illnesses following vaccine introduction. Two globally licensed rotavirus vaccines have been associated with a low risk of intussusception in several studies. In July 2014, the Rotavirus Organization of Technical Allies Council convened a meeting of research and advocacy organizations, public health experts, funders, and vaccine manufacturers to discuss post-marketing intussusception surveillance and rotavirus vaccine impact data. Meeting objectives were to evaluate updated data, identify and prioritize research gaps, discuss best practices for intussusception monitoring in lower-income settings and risk communication, and provide insight to country-level stakeholders on best practices for intussusception monitoring and communication. Meeting participants agreed with statements from expert bodies that the benefits of vaccination with currently available rotavirus vaccines outweigh the low risk of vaccination-associated intussusception. However, further research is needed to better understand the relationship of intussusception to wild-type rotavirus and rotavirus vaccines and delineate potential etiologies and mechanisms of intussusception. Additionally, evidence from research and post-licensure evaluations should be presented with evidence of the benefits of vaccination to best inform policymakers deciding on vaccine introduction or vaccination program sustainability.
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- Catherine Yen
- a Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , GA , USA
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- b Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , MD , USA
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- a Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , GA , USA
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- a Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , GA , USA
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- c Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The University of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
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- d University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA
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- b Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , MD , USA
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- e Enteric and Diarrhoeal Diseases, Global Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , Seattle , WA , USA
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Steele AD, Madhi SA, Cunliffe NA, Vesikari T, Phua KB, Lim FS, Nelson EAS, Lau YL, Huang LM, Karkada N, Debrus S, Han HH, Benninghoff B. Incidence of rotavirus gastroenteritis by age in African, Asian and European children: Relevance for timing of rotavirus vaccination. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2016; 12:2406-12. [PMID: 27260009 PMCID: PMC5027698 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2016.1179412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Variability in rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) epidemiology can influence the optimal vaccination schedule. We evaluated regional trends in the age of RVGE episodes in low- to middle- versus high-income countries in three continents. We undertook a post-hoc analysis based on efficacy trials of a human rotavirus vaccine (HRV; Rotarix™, GSK Vaccines), in which 1348, 1641, and 5250 healthy infants received a placebo in Europe (NCT00140686), Africa (NCT00241644), and Asia (NCT00197210, NCT00329745). Incidence of any/severe RVGE by age at onset was evaluated by active surveillance over the first two years of life. Severity of RVGE episodes was assessed using the Vesikari-scale. The incidence of any RVGE in Africa was higher than in Europe during the first year of life (≤2.78% vs. ≤2.03% per month), but much lower during the second one (≤0.86% versus ≤2.00% per month). The incidence of severe RVGE in Africa was slightly lower than in Europe during the first year of life. Nevertheless, temporal profiles for the incidence of severe RVGE in Africa and Europe during the first (≤1.00% and ≤1.23% per month) and second (≤0.53% and ≤1.13% per month) years of life were similar to those of any RVGE. Any/severe RVGE incidences peaked at younger ages in Africa vs. Europe. In high-income Asian regions, severe RVGE incidence (≤0.31% per month) remained low during the study. The burden of any RVGE was higher earlier in life in children from low- to middle- compared with high-income countries. Differing rotavirus vaccine schedules are likely warranted to maximize protection in different settings.
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- A Duncan Steele
- a Initiative for Vaccine Research, World Health Organization , Geneva , Switzerland.,b Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Medical Research Council , MEDUNSA , South Africa
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- c Medical Research Council , Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit & Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Sciences , Johannesburg , South Africa
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- d Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool , Ronald Ross Building, Liverpool , UK
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- e Vaccine Research Center, Medical School, University of Tampere , Tampere , Finland
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- f Department of Pediatrics , KK, Women's & Children's Hospital , Singapore , Singapore
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- g Division of Family Medicine , Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore , Singapore
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- h Department of Pediatrics , Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , China
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- i Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine , Queen Mary Hospital, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong , China
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- j Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine
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Norovirus (NoV) is recognised as a leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide across all age groups. The prevalence and diversity of NoVs in many African countries is still unknown, although early sero-prevalence studies indicated widespread early infection. Reports on NoVs in Africa vary widely in terms of study duration, population groups and size, inclusion of asymptomatic controls, as well as genotyping information. This review provides an estimate of NoV prevalence and distribution of genotypes of NoVs in Africa. Inclusion criteria for the review were study duration of at least 6 months, population size of >50 and diagnosis by RT-PCR. As regions used for genotyping varied, or genotyping was not always performed, this was not considered as an inclusion criteria. A literature search containing the terms norovirus+Africa yielded 74 publications. Of these 19 studies from 14 out of the 54 countries in Africa met the inclusion criteria. Data from studies not meeting the inclusion criteria, based on sample size or short duration, were included as discussion points. The majority of studies published focused on children, under five years of age, hospitalised with acute gastroenteritis. The mean overall prevalence was 13.5% (range 0.8–25.5%) in children with gastroenteritis and 9.7% (range 7–31%) in asymptomatic controls, where tested. NoV GII.4 was the predominant genotype identified in most of the studies that presented genotyping data. Other prevalent genotypes detected included GII.3 and GII.6. In conclusion, NoV is a common pathogen in children with diarrhoea in Africa, with considerable carriage in asymptomatic children. There is however, a paucity of data on NoV infection in adults.
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- Janet Mans
- Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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- MRC Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, University of Limpopo, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Tennant SM, Steele AD, Pasetti MF. Highlights of the 8th International Conference on Vaccines for Enteric Diseases: the Scottish Encounter To Defeat Diarrheal Diseases. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2016; 23:272-81. [PMID: 26936100 PMCID: PMC4820512 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00082-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Infectious diarrhea is a leading cause of morbidity and of mortality; the burden of disease affects individuals of all ages but particularly young children, especially those living in poor regions where the disease is endemic. It is also a health concern for international travelers to these areas. Experts on vaccines and enteric infections and advocates for global health improvement gathered in Scotland from 8 to 10 July 2015 to discuss recent advances in the assessment and understanding of the burden of enteric diseases and progress in the development and implementation of strategies to prevent these infections. Highlights of the meeting included description of advances in molecular assays to estimate pathogen-specific prevalence, methods to model epidemiologic trends, novel approaches to generate broad-spectrum vaccines, new initiatives to evaluate vaccine performance where they are most needed, renewed interest in human challenge models, immunological readouts as predictors of vaccine efficacy, maternal immunization to prevent enteric infections, and the impact of maternal immunity on the vaccine take of infants. A follow-up scientific gathering to advance Shigella and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) vaccine efforts will be held from 28 to 30 June 2016 in Washington, DC.
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- Sharon M Tennant
- Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Armah G, Lewis KDC, Cortese MM, Parashar UD, Ansah A, Gazley L, Victor JC, McNeal MM, Binka F, Steele AD. A Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Impact of Alternative Dosing Schedules on the Immune Response to Human Rotavirus Vaccine in Rural Ghanaian Infants. J Infect Dis 2016; 213:1678-85. [PMID: 26823335 PMCID: PMC4857471 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The recommended schedule for receipt of 2-dose human rotavirus vaccine (HRV) coincides with receipt of the first and second doses of diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus vaccine (ie, 6 and 10 weeks of age, respectively). Alternative schedules and additional doses of HRV have been proposed and may improve vaccine performance in low-income countries. METHODS In this randomized trial in rural Ghana, HRV was administered at ages 6 and 10 weeks (group 1), 10 and 14 weeks (group 2), or 6, 10, and 14 weeks (group 3). We compared serum antirotavirus immunoglobulin A (IgA) seroconversion (≥20 U/mL) and geometric mean concentrations (GMCs) between group 1 and groups 2 and 3. RESULTS Ninety-three percent of participants (424 of 456) completed the study per protocol. In groups 1, 2, and 3, the IgA seroconversion frequencies among participants with IgA levels of <20 U/mL at baseline were 28.9%, 37.4%, and 43.4%, respectively (group 1 vs group 3, P = .014; group 1 vs group 2, P = .163). Postvaccination IgA GMCs were 22.1 U/mL, 26.5 U/mL, and 32.6 U/mL in groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively (group 1 vs group 3, P = .038; group 1 vs group 2, P = .304). CONCLUSIONS A third dose of HRV resulted in increased seroconversion frequencies and GMCs, compared with 2 doses administered at 6 and 10 weeks of age. Since there is no correlate of protection, a postmarketing effectiveness study is required to determine whether the improvement in immune response translates into a public health benefit in low-income countries. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION NCT015751.
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- George Armah
- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon
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- Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Ohio
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- University of Health and Allied Health Services, Ho, Ghana
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Zaman K, Fleming JA, Victor JC, Yunus M, Bari TIA, Azim T, Rahman M, Mowla SMN, Bellini WJ, McNeal M, Icenogle JP, Lopman B, Parashar U, Cortese MM, Steele AD, Neuzil KM. Noninterference of Rotavirus Vaccine With Measles-Rubella Vaccine at 9 Months of Age and Improvements in Antirotavirus Immunity: A Randomized Trial. J Infect Dis 2016; 213:1686-93. [PMID: 26823338 PMCID: PMC4857472 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background. The burden of rotavirus morbidity and mortality is high in children aged <5 years in developing countries, and evaluations indicate waning protection from rotavirus immunization in the second year. An additional dose of rotavirus vaccine may enhance the immune response and lengthen the period of protection against disease, but coadministration of this dose should not interfere with immune responses to concurrently given vaccines. Methods. A total of 480 9-month-old participants from Matlab, Bangladesh, were enrolled in a study with a primary objective to establish noninferiority of concomitant administration of measles-rubella vaccine (MR) and a third dose of human rotavirus vaccine (HRV; MR + HRV), compared with MR given alone. Secondary objectives included noninferiority of rubella antibody seroconversion and evaluating rotavirus IgA/IgG seroresponses in MR + HRV recipients. Results. Two months after vaccination, 75.3% and 74.3% of MR + HRV and MR recipients, respectively, had seroprotective levels of measles virus antibodies; 100.0% and 99.6%, respectively, showed anti–rubella virus immunoglobulin G (IgG) seroprotection. In the MR + HRV group, antirotavirus immunoglobulin A and IgG seropositivity frequencies before vaccination (52.7% and 66.3%, respectively) increased to 69.6% and 88.3% after vaccination. Conclusions. Vaccine-induced measles and rubella antibody responses are not negatively affected by concomitant administration of HRV. The HRV dose increases antirotavirus serum antibody titers and the proportion of infants with detectable antirotavirus antibody. Clinical Trials Registration. NCT01700621.
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- K Zaman
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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