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ArticleClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2021

Racial Disparities in Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Disease-United States, 2008-2017.

Nicole E Brown, Amy E Blain, Kari Burzlaff, Lee H Harrison, Susan Petit, William Schaffner, Chad Smelser, Ann Thomas, Lori Triden, James P Watt and 6 more

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Nicole E BrownNational Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3184-0550
Amy E BlainNational Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Kari BurzlaffNew York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA.
Lee H HarrisonJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Susan PetitConnecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
William SchaffnerVanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Chad SmelserNew Mexico Department of Health, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
Ann ThomasOregon Health Authority, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Lori TridenMinnesota Department of Health, St Paul, Minnesota, USA.
James P WattCalifornia Department of Public Health, Richmond, California, USA.
Tracy PondoNational Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Melissa J WhaleyNational Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Fang HuNational Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Xin WangNational Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Sara OliverNational Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Heidi M SoetersNational Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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CDC HHS CDC-RFA-CK12-120205CONT16Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSince the introduction of Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (Hib) conjugate vaccines in the United States, invasive H. influenzae disease epidemiology has changed, and racial disparities have not been recently described.

methodsActive population- and laboratory-based surveillance for H. influenzae was conducted through Active Bacterial Core surveillance at 10 US sites. Data from 2008-2017 were used to estimate projected nationwide annual incidence, as cases per 100 000.

resultsDuring 2008-2017, Active Bacterial Core surveillance identified 7379 H. influenzae cases. Of 6705 patients (90.9%) with reported race, 76.2% were White, 18.6% were Black, 2.8% were Asian/Pacific Islander, and 2.4% were American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN). The nationwide annual incidence was 1.8 cases/100 000. By race, incidence was highest among AI/AN populations (3.1) and lowest among Asian/Pacific Islander populations (0.8). Nontypeable H. influenzae caused the largest incidence within all races (1.3), with no striking disparities identified. Among AI/AN children aged <5 years, incidence of H. influenzae serotype a (Hia) was 16.7 times higher and Hib incidence was 22.4 times higher than among White children. Although Hia incidence was lower among White and Black populations than among AI/AN populations, Hia incidence increased 13.6% annually among White children and 40.4% annually among Black children aged <5 years.

conclusionsWhile nontypeable H. influenzae causes the largest H. influenzae burden overall, AI/AN populations experience disproportionately high rates of Hia and Hib, with the greatest disparity among AI/AN children aged <5 years. Prevention tools are needed to reduce disparities affecting AI/AN children and address increasing Hia incidence in other communities.

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Haemophilus InfectionsHaemophilus influenzae type bHaemophilus VaccinesChildHaemophilus influenzaeHumansIncidenceInfantSerogroupUnited StatesHaemophilus VaccinesepidemiologyHaemophilus influenzaHaemophilus influenzae vaccinesminority healthpublic health surveillance

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