Abstract
Invasive disease due to Haemophilus influenzae type A in children in Canada's north: A priority for prevention.
Highlights
Haemophilus influenzae type B (HiB) was the major cause of meningitis and a frequent cause of other invasive infections in young children until an effective vaccine became available in the early 1990s
An incidence of 87.5 per 100,000 for children
There were no children transferred with invasive H influenzae type A (HiA) disease before 2010, one in 2010, none in 2011; 12 were transferred from 2012 to 2013
Summary
Haemophilus influenzae type B (HiB) was the major cause of meningitis and a frequent cause of other invasive infections in young children until an effective vaccine became available in the early 1990s. Invasive infections involving H influenza serotypes other than B were sporadic and rare [5]. In recent years, increasing rates of invasive infection due to H influenzae type A (HiA) have been reported in the Canadian north, as well as in Alaska (USA) and in Aboriginal populations in the southwestern US and Australia [1,6,7].
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