Association between vaccination coverage decline and influenza incidence rise among Italian elderly

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作者
Manzoli, Lamberto [1 ,2 ]
Gabutti, Giovanni [1 ]
Siliquini, Roberta [3 ]
Flacco, Maria Elena [4 ]
Villari, Paolo [5 ]
Ricciardi, Walter [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ferrara, Dept Med Sci, Ferrara, Italy
[2] Reg Healthcare Agcy Abruzzo Reg, Pescara, Italy
[3] Univ Turin, Dept Publ Hlth Sci, Turin, Italy
[4] Local Hlth Author South Tyrol, Bolzano, Italy
[5] Sapienza Univ Rome, Dept Publ Hlth & Infect Dis, Rome, Italy
[6] Italian Natl Inst Hlth, Rome, Italy
来源
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | 2018年 / 28卷 / 04期
关键词
IMMUNIZATION; VACCINES;
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10.1093/eurpub/cky053
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
After a peak of 68.3% during the 2005-06 season, influenza vaccine coverage among Italian elderly showed an unprecedented, prolonged decline. According to the National surveillance network, the vaccination coverage was <= 50% during two of the last three seasons (2014-17), In parallel, influenza-like illness (ILI) rates increased from 2.71% in the triennium 2005-08, to 4.24% in the last triennium. A significant association was found between ILI rise and vaccine coverage decline (P = 0.036), and according to a conservative estimation, each 1% increase in coverage may prevent >= 2690 ILI cases among the elderly. A reinforcement of influenza immunization policies is strongly needed in Italy.
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