Effectiveness of influenza vaccine in reducing hospital admissions in people with diabetes.

The effectiveness of influenza vaccination in reducing hospitalization of people with diabetes for influenza, pneumonia, or diabetic events during influenza epidemics was assessed in a case control study in Leicestershire, England. Cases were 80 patients on the Leicestershire Diabetes Register who were admitted and discharged from hospital with International Classification of Disease codes for pneumonia, bronchitis, influenza, diabetic ketoacidosis, coma and diabetes, without mention of complications, during the influenza epidemics of 1989-90 and 1993. One hundred and sixty-controls, who were not admitted to hospital during this period, were randomly selected from the Register. Immunization against influenza was assessed in 37 cases and 77 controls for whom consent was obtained to access their clinical notes and for whom notes were available. Significant association was detected between reduction in hospitalization and influenza vaccination during the period immediately preceding an epidemic. Multiple logistic regression analysis estimated that influenza vaccination reduced hospital admissions by 79% (95% CI 19-95%) during the two epidemics, after adjustment for potential confounders.     

Influenza deaths in Leicestershire during the 1989-90 epidemic: implications for prevention.

There is an association between excess winter mortality and epidemics of influenza and it has been suggested that annual influenza vaccination should be offered to all over 65 years old as in the United States. This paper identifies the number of people dying from influenza in Leicestershire UK during the 1989-90 epidemic and the factors associated with a fatal outcome. The findings show that deaths attributed to influenza occur predominantly in very elderly people with underlying ill-health. The risk of influenzal death is greater in residential patients and increases substantially with the number of underlying medical conditions. The estimated death rates in vaccinated and non-vaccinated groups were not significantly different, but there were trends towards protection in both residential and non-residential groups. Influenza vaccine is not reaching the principal target groups and improved methods of influenza control are required.     

Study of the effectiveness of influenza vaccination in the elderly in the epidemic of 1989-90 using a general practice database.

The effectiveness of influenza vaccination in preventing serious illness and death was determined in an elderly population during the influenza epidemic of was determined in an elderly population during the influenza epidemic of was determined in an elderly population during the influenza epidemic of 1989-90. A retrospective cohort study was carried out using computerized general practitioner records on nearly 10,000 patients aged 55 years and over. After adjustment for potential confounding factors, recent immunization was found to have a protective effect of 75% (95% confidence intervals: 21-92%) against death. Protection did not appear to vary with either age or the presence of underlying chronic disease. As the complications of influenza are most common in those with underlying chronic disease, the study findings are consistent with the recommended policy for the use of influenza vaccine in the UK. Further work is necessary to determine the cost-effectiveness of extending immunization to other groups.     

Hospital admissions related to influenza in France during the 2006/2007 epidemic

BackgroundThe data available on hospital admissions related to influenza mostly concern in-patients admitted via the emergency department. Severe cases have been collated by intensive care practitioners since 2009. For this survey, we searched French hospital admission databases to estimate the prevalence rate of hospital admissions related to influenza and to record qualitative data.MethodAll case studies identified between October 2006 and September 2007 were split into two groups: the first displaying symptoms of clinical influenza and the second suffering from influenza as an associated diagnosis.ResultsWe collected 6797 hospital admissions, 2126 of which were closely related to clinical influenza. Fifty percent of cases concerned the elderly and young people. Fifty-six hospital deaths were recorded in which influenza was the underlying cause in 21% of the cases (12). When influenza was an associated diagnosis (44/56), cardiovascular or respiratory diseases were the main causes (26/44).ConclusionDuring the same period (2006–2007), the French Sentinel Surveillance identified only 105 hospital admissions related to influenza. Our survey was therefore more exhaustive and was able to record qualitative data. Inclusion of hospital admissions with an associated diagnosis of influenza is debatable because this decreases specificity. The relationship between the principal diagnosis and all the associated diagnoses is difficult to study, although exclusion of this type of hospitalization could significantly underestimate these figures. Despite certain limitations, French hospital admissions databases should complement French Sentinel Surveillance data.     

Dengue type 1 epidemic with haemorrhagic manifestations in Fiji, 1989-90.

A dengue type 1 epidemic occurred in Fiji between July 1989 and July 1990. Virus isolation in C6/36 cell cultures and Toxorhynchites mosquitos yielded 36 strains. Of the 3686 cases recorded by the Ministry of Health, 60% involved indigenous Fijians and 37%, Indians. A house-to-house survey revealed that a large majority of patients had classical dengue symptoms and 8% reported haemorrhagic manifestations. Among the children and adults hospitalized for dengue, 43% had haemorrhagic manifestations, including epistaxis, gingival bleeding, haematemesis, melaena and haematuria. A total of 15 patients with haemorrhagic manifestations and/or shock died, 10 of whom were aged 0-15 years; the diagnoses were confirmed in four cases by virus isolation or serology.     

The 1988-1989 measles epidemic in Hungary: assessment of vaccine failure.

Hungary has had a successful measles vaccination programme, achieving over 93% coverage in targeted groups. However, from September 1988 until December 1989, 17,938 measles cases were reported among the civilian population (attack rate [AR] = 169 per 100,000 population) with the majority of cases occurring in vaccinated people. National surveillance data were analysed to determine reasons for the outbreak and risk factors for vaccine failure. People born during 1971 and 1972 had been targeted for vaccination during campaigns in April and September of 1973 and had the highest AR (1332 and 1632 per 100,000, respectively). Epidemiological studies of vaccine efficacy conducted among secondary school students corroborated these findings. Among 754 secondary school students, those vaccinated during the April 1973 campaign were at highest risk compared with those vaccinated at routine health care after 1974 (relative risk = 10.9, 95% confidence interval [Cl]: 2.5-47.9). Among 341 primary school students, one-dose recipients were at higher risk compared with two-dose recipients controlling for age at and time elapsed since vaccination (P = 0.04).     

Influenza and adult hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in England 1989-2001

Influenza is recognised as a major cause of excess hospital admissions during winter months. This study sets out to quantify admissions related to influenza during the last twelve winters and to examine the importance of age. Total admission data for respiratory disorders in adults for England during the years 1989 to 2001 have been used. Weekly admission data were examined in five-year age bands. Influenza epidemics were identified from clinical incidence data in the community. Baseline admission levels were determined by averaging weekly incidence data from weeks in which there was no clinical evidence of influenza activity. Excess admissions were estimated from the difference between observed and baseline admissions after adjusting the baseline in each group and year for the secular trend. Estimates for all adults were consolidated from the five-year age bands. Bed occupancy was estimated by applying data on average bed stay to excess admissions in age- and year-specific groups. We estimated 2.7% of all respiratory admissions were related to influenza. Excess admissions were strongly age related. Of the 16,227 annual average excess, 52% occurred in persons over 75 years. The excess admissions account for an average 145,544 bed days annually, two thirds (69%) in persons over 75 years. Annual excess bed occupancy was highest in 1999/2000 (39,512) though 30,000 excess admissions per year is not unusual. Hospital admissions due to influenza remain a major problem for health service delivery particularly in elderly populations. Though robust programmes of vaccination are needed, vaccination by itself will not eliminate the impact of influenza on hospital admissions in winter.     

Trends in hospital admissions for fractures of the hip and femur in England, 1989-1990 to 1997-1998

BACKGROUND: Fractures of the hip are a major public health issue. Suggestions of a recent stabilization of age-specific admission rates would have implications for health service planning, thus we investigated this using hospital data. METHOD: Hospital episode statistics for England, 1989-1990 to 1997-1998, were examined for admissions and deaths for fractures of the hip and femur in NHS hospitals in patients aged 45 years and over. RESULTS: Age-standardized admission rates increased by 32 per cent between 1989-1990 and 1997-1998 in men, and by 30 per cent in women. The increase in admission rates was almost entirely confined to the period 1989-1990 to 1991-1992, with very little change after this. The proportion of admissions ending in death during the study period decreased in both men (-35 per cent) and women (-40 per cent) but this change was largely confined to the early years of the study. The number of admissions from hip and femoral fractures in people aged 65 years and over is projected to increase from about 57,300 in 1997-1998 to 69,500 by 2021-2022. CONCLUSIONS: Age-specific rates of admission appear to be stabilizing, which is in contrast to previous trends. The lack of any decrease in hospital admission and mortality rates over the last 5 years is of concern. The management of osteoporosis-induced fractures in hospitals, the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in primary care and the prevention of falls should be seen as priorities for the NHS to help reduce the burden of disease from osteoporosis in the elderly.     

Impact of influenza infection on children's hospital admissions during two seasons in Athens, Greece

A prospective epidemiologic surveillance of hospitalizations associated with influenza was conducted in order to calculate population-based hospitalization rates. Eligible children were 6 months to 13 years of age and were admitted to one of the two large children's hospitals in the Athens area during two influenza seasons. Nasopharyngeal aspirates were tested for influenza by a polymerase reaction assay. Influenza accounted for 9.9-11.8% of all admissions during the influenza season and the overall annual rate of hospitalizations was 13.6-16.8 cases per 10,000 children being highest for children under 5 years of age (26-31.2/10,000 children). Febrile seizures and acute otitis media were the two most common complications associated with influenza and antibiotics were administered to 61% of flu positive patients. Influenza is associated with high hospitalization rates among young children and these may be substantially reduced with the introduction of routine immunization.     

Effectiveness of the MF59-adjuvanted influenza vaccine in preventing emergency admissions for pneumonia in the elderly over 64 years of age

Case-control study designed to determine the effectiveness of an MF59-adjuvanted influenza vaccine in the population aged 65 years and older living in the community. Detailed health histories were obtained on both cases and controls that included a functional measure of co-morbidity (Barthel Index). Subjects were all eligible persons admitted to various hospitals with a diagnosis of pneumonia during the winter months and were matched by sex, hospital and admission week to controls admitted for non-medical reasons. The influenza vaccination programme using the MF59-adjuvanted influenza vaccine significantly reduced the probability of being hospitalised for pneumonia in the elderly over 64 years of age, even in a season with a low influenza activity, during which the predominant circulating strains were types B and A (H1N1).     

Effectiveness of the MF59-adjuvanted influenza vaccine in preventing emergency admissions for pneumonia in the elderly over 64 years of age

Case–control study designed to determine the effectiveness of an MF59-adjuvanted influenza vaccine in the population aged 65 years and older living in the community. Detailed health histories were obtained on both cases and controls that included a functional measure of co-morbidity (Barthel Index). Subjects were all eligible persons admitted to various hospitals with a diagnosis of pneumonia during the winter months and were matched by sex, hospital and admission week to controls admitted for non-medical reasons. The influenza vaccination programme using the MF59-adjuvanted influenza vaccine significantly reduced the probability of being hospitalised for pneumonia in the elderly over 64 years of age, even in a season with a low influenza activity, during which the predominant circulating strains were types B and A (H1N1).     

上海市2014-2020年流感发病强度的变化情况

目的 评估上海市2014-2020年流感监测网络的运行情况以及流感发病强度的变化。方法 基于上海市2014年1月1日至2020年12月31日的流感监测数据,对哨点医院流感样病例(ILI)缺报漏报和ILI标本采集情况进行评价,计算ILI就诊百分比(ILI%)、流感病毒检出阳性率和流感发病率,利用季节性自回归移动平均模型构建"反事实"情况下2020年流感发病强度的基线,以定量估计上海市2020年流感发病强度的相对变化。结果 2020年上海市ILI缺报漏报情况评价得分和ILI标本采集情况评价得分<5分的医院占比分别为9.68%和21.05%。上海市2014-2019年和2020年的ILI%分别为1.51%(95%CI:1.50%~1.51%)和2.31%(95%CI:2.30%~2.32%),流感病毒检出阳性率分别为24.27%(95%CI:24.02%~24.51%)和7.15%(95%CI:6.78%~7.54%),流感发病率分别为3.66‰(95%CI:3.62‰~3.70‰)和1.65‰(95%CI:1.57‰~1.74‰)。上海市2020年的ILI%升高了45.25%,流感病毒检出阳性率和流感发病率分别降低了78.45%和51.80%。结论 2020年上海市流感监测网络的运行情况发生改变,ILI%有所升高,流感病毒检出阳性率和流感发病率均有所降低,流感监测质量的改变是一个潜在的影响因素,未来仍需进一步加强流感监测的质量控制。     

台州市2018/2019年度社区老年人接种流感疫苗的保护效果

目的评估台州市2018/2019年度社区老年人接种三价灭活流感疫苗(TIV)的保护效果(VE)。方法运用前瞻性队列研究设计,招募接种和未接种TIV的≥60岁社区老年人随访6个月,观察流感样疾病(ILI)、因ILI就诊、因ILI或肺炎住院、因呼吸或循环系统疾病住院4种临床结局,计算TIV的VE。结果 TIV接种组、未接种组分别纳入研究对象1 048名、1 025名。接种TIV后1-3月预防4种临床结局的VE(95%CI)分别为-25.1(-80.4-13.2)%、-33.1(-99.2-11.1)%、35.8(-124.9-81.7)%和-12.6(-229.2-61.5)%;接种TIV后4-6月分别为25.5(-7.5-48.4)%、35.1(3.0-56.5)%、1.4(-249.1-72.1)%和-11.5(-240.9-63.5)%;接种TIV后1-6月分别为5.9(-24.2-28.7)%、11.6(-18.9-34.3)%、21.7(-99.2-69.2)%和-13.9(-155.5-49.2)%。结论台州市2018/2019年度社区老年人接种TIV对预防ILI病例发病、就诊和相关住院具有一定的保护效果。     

Effectiveness of vaccination against influenza in SkodaAuto Company employees during the influenza season 2000-2001

The SkodaAuto management evaluated the effectiveness of vaccination within the course of the influenza season, 2000 - 2001. All 23,782 company employees working in the plants at Mladá Boleslav, Vrchlabí, and Kvasiny were enrolled into the study, of which 5,079 (21.3%) agreed to be vaccinated against influenza in the autumn, 2000. In comparison with the preceding years, two- to three-fold more employees were vaccinated. During the study period (i.e. between the 4th and 13h week of 2001), 67 (1.3%) individuals from the vaccinated group and 1,297 (6.9%) from the non-vaccinated group fell ill due to influenza or an influenza-like disease (i.e. a five-fold difference). The morbidity peak appeared in the 5th and 6th calendar week with the number of sick reaching nearly 300 during the latter. The morbidity from acute respiratory disease (ARD) in the district of Mladá Boleslav in calendar week 6 was 484 per 10,000 inhabitants which was nearly twice that of the national average. Overall, influenza-related morbidity in the SkodaAuto Company was 4 to 7 times lower than ARD in the Mladá Boleslav district; whereas the respective values in the vaccinated group were up to 10-fold lower. The vaccination effectiveness reached 81.2%.     

Traumatic occupational fatalities in South Carolina, 1989-90.

Death certificates for South Carolina for 1989 and 1990 were examined to identify deaths resulting from injury incurred in the workplace. There were 277 deaths in that category in the 2-year period, an average yearly rate for traumatic occupational fatalities of 8.84 per 100,000 workers. The groups of industries with the highest fatality rates were transportation-communication-utilities, construction, and agriculture-fishing-forestry. The leading causes of death were injuries from motor vehicle crash, homicide, and falls. The traumatic occupational fatality rate for men was about 13 times greater than that for women; however, a much higher proportion of women died from homicide on the job. The findings in general reflect trends reported in other studies. The death rates for workers in South Carolina for 1989-90, however, were higher than national averages for 1980-88. National data for 1989-90 were not available for comparison. The data suggest that more effective injury prevention efforts need to be applied to such causes of on-the-job injury as motor vehicle crash, homicide, and falls. Those three categories accounted for more than 56 percent of all traumatic occupational fatalities in South Carolina in 1989 and 1990. Motor vehicle crash prevention efforts particularly are needed in the transportation-communication-utilities industries. The findings show that particular efforts need to be directed to the retail trade category for prevention of homicide and to the construction industry for prevention of falls.