Abstract
Increase in Lymphadenitis Cases after Shift in BCG Vaccine Strain.
Highlights
Fruit bats in the genus Rousettus are widely distributed throughout Southeast Asia, South China, and the entire Indian subcontinent and have had positive serologic results for Ebola viruses in these regions [7,8,9], indicating that these bats play a role in the circulation of filoviruses in Asia
After a change to exclusive use of the Danish 1331 strain during 2012–2013, an increasing number of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-related lymphadenitis cases were reported to the National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NCTLD)
Medical chart abstraction was conducted for all infants with BCG lymphadenitis either reported to the NCTLD or found by inquiry of pediatricians at the largest children’s hospital in the country during January 2012–July 2013
Summary
Fruit bats in the genus Rousettus are widely distributed throughout Southeast Asia, South China, and the entire Indian subcontinent and have had positive serologic results for Ebola viruses in these regions [7,8,9], indicating that these bats play a role in the circulation of filoviruses in Asia. Increase in Lymphadenitis Cases after Shift in BCG Vaccine Strain Author affiliations: National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia
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