Haemophilus influenzae Type b Invasive Disease in Amish Children, Missouri, USA, 2014

During 5 months in 2014, three Amish children in Missouri, USA, were diagnosed with invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b infection. Two were rural neighbors infected with a genetically similar rare strain, sequence type 45. One child had recently traveled, raising the possibility of maintenance of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2017-01, Vol.23 (1), p.112-114
Hauptverfasser:	Myers, Angela L, Jackson, Mary Anne, Zhang, Lixin, Swanson, Douglas S, Gilsdorf, Janet R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amish Amish - psychology bacteria Child, Preschool Children Dispatch Female Haemophilus Infections - epidemiology Haemophilus Infections - ethnology Haemophilus Infections - prevention & control Haemophilus Infections - transmission Haemophilus influenzae type b Haemophilus influenzae type b - classification Haemophilus influenzae type b - genetics Haemophilus influenzae type b - isolation & purification Haemophilus influenzae type b - pathogenicity Haemophilus Vaccines - administration & dosage Health aspects Hemophilus infections Hib Humans Infant invasive disease Male Missouri - epidemiology Multilocus Sequence Typing Risk factors Type b Invasive Disease in Amish Children, Missouri, USA, 2014 United States Vaccination - psychology
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Zusammenfassung:	During 5 months in 2014, three Amish children in Missouri, USA, were diagnosed with invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b infection. Two were rural neighbors infected with a genetically similar rare strain, sequence type 45. One child had recently traveled, raising the possibility of maintenance of this strain among unvaccinated carriers in Amish communities.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2301.160593