Influenza virus surveillance among young children in São Paulo, Brazil: the impact of vaccination

Tatiane Karen Cabeça; Aripuanã Watanabe; Luciana Peniche Moreira; Thaís Boim Melchior; Ana Helena Perosa; Clarice Camargo; Sheila Negrini Parmezan; Nancy Bellei

doi:10.1590/s1517-83822014000300047

Influenza virus surveillance among young children in São Paulo, Brazil: the impact of vaccination

Braz J Microbiol. 2014 Oct 9;45(3):1113-5. doi: 10.1590/s1517-83822014000300047. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Tatiane Karen Cabeça¹, Aripuanã Watanabe¹, Luciana Peniche Moreira¹, Thaís Boim Melchior¹, Ana Helena Perosa¹, Clarice Camargo¹, Sheila Negrini Parmezan¹, Nancy Bellei¹

Affiliation

¹ Laboratório de Virologia Clínica, Disciplina de Infectologia Departamento de Medicina Universidade Federal de São Paulo São Paulo Brazil Laboratório de Virologia Clínica, Disciplina de Infectologia, Departamento de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

Abstract

This study assessed the presence of influenza virus among young children and the coverage of vaccination from 2010 to 2012 in São Paulo, Brazil. Our results demonstrated a lower rate of influenza detection and a predominance of influenza B. A decrease of coverage vaccination through the surveillance periods was observed.

Keywords: influenza virus; surveillance; vaccination.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Brazil / epidemiology
Child, Preschool
Epidemiological Monitoring
Humans
Infant
Influenza Vaccines / administration & dosage*
Influenza Vaccines / immunology
Influenza, Human / epidemiology*
Influenza, Human / prevention & control*
Influenza, Human / virology
Orthomyxoviridae / classification
Orthomyxoviridae / isolation & purification
Prevalence
Vaccination / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

Influenza Vaccines