Surveillance of invasive meningococcal disease and recommended vaccination against meningococcal infections in the Czech Republic
Authors:
P. Křížová; M. Musílek
Authors‘ workplace:
Národní referenční laboratoř pro meningokokové nákazy, Státní zdravotní ústav, Praha
Published in:
Epidemiol. Mikrobiol. Imunol. 59, 2010, č. 4, s. 173-182
Overview
The nationwide surveillance of invasive meningococcal disease in the Czech Republic has been conducted since 1993 by the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for Meningococcal Infections in close cooperation with epidemiologists, microbiologists and clinicians. NRL has been involved in national and international research projects and networks and performs molecular characterization of Neisseria meningitidis that is helpful in both national and international surveillance of invasive meningococcal disease, provides background information for vaccination strategy updates and contributes to the development of novel meningococcal vaccines. Two noteworthy events occurred in 2010: a worldwide recommendation was issued on a booster conjugate vaccine dose and conjugate tetravaccine A,C,Y,W135 was registered for use in Europe. According to the latest recommendations of the world experts, the first dose of conjugate vaccine should be given in childhood and should be followed by a booster dose at the pre-adolescent age. The recommended booster is conjugate tetravaccine A,C,Y,W135 that provides long-term broad immunity and should also be available in the Czech Republic as soon as possible. It is necessary to keep up to date with the development of novel vaccines against meningococcal infections caused by serogroup B (MenB) and to test them for suitability for use in the Czech Republic. As soon as such a MenB vaccine is developed and registered, it will be desirable to include it into the routine childhood immunization scheme in the Czech Republic because of the high incidence of Meningococcus B infections in the youngest age group.
Key words:
surveillance of invasive meningococcal disease – meningococcal vaccine – vaccination strategy.
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