Vaccination coverage among children and adolescents below 18 years of age in French Guiana: inventory and determinant factors

Koïvogui, Akoi; Carbunar, Aurel; Imounga, Laure-Manuella; Laruade, C.; Laube, Sylvaine

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2018.01.022

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“…However, the duration (7 days vs. 14 days as recommended for diphtheria infections) ( 8 ) is insufficient to obtain optimal clearance ( 29 , 30 ). Furthermore, use of an antibiogram is crucial because of emerging antimicrobial resistance ( 12 , 16 ). We identified 4 multidrug-resistant isolates (including the same genomic context).…”

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“…Therefore, lack of diagnosis and appropriate medical care exposes the risk for inadequate treatment, which can lead to unfavorable wound progression, risk for recurrence, and community spread of the pathogen ( 23 ). Last, the lack of contact patient screening also likely affected risk for transmission ( 12 , 24 , 25 ). Here, we observed 20 genomic clusters (with >1 isolate), distributed in time or space, demonstrating active transmission in the population.…”

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“…According to available estimates, the diphtheria vaccination coverage rate for persons <18 years of age in French Guiana was 63.4% in 2014. Given the absence of a large-scale vaccination campaign in the territory during 2014–2021 and the delay in vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic, that rate will likely remain low ( 12 , 13 ).…”

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Retrospective Study of Infections with Corynebacterium diphtheriae Species Complex, French Guiana, 2016–2021

Gaillet,

Hennart,

Rose

et al. 2024

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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Human infections with Corynebacterium diphtheriae species complex (CdSC) bacteria were rare in French Guiana until 2016, when the number of cases diagnosed increased. We conducted an epidemiologic, multicenter, retrospective study of all human CdSC infections diagnosed in French Guiana during January 1, 2016–December 31, 2021. A total of 64 infectious episodes were observed in 60 patients; 61 infections were caused by C. diphtheriae and 3 by C . ulcerans . Estimated incidence increased from 0.7 cases/100,000 population in 2016 to 7.7 cases/100,000 population in 2021. The mean patient age was 30.4 ( + 23.7) years, and male-to-female ratio was 1.7:1 (38/22). Of the 61 C. diphtheriae isolates, 5 tested positive for the diphtheria toxin gene, and all results were negative by Elek test; 95% (61/64) of cases were cutaneous, including the C. ulcerans cases. The increase in reported human infections underscores the need to raise awareness among frontline healthcare practitioners to improve prevention.

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Retrospective Study of Infections with Corynebacterium diphtheriae Species Complex, French Guiana, 2016–2021

Gaillet,

Hennart,

Rose

et al. 2024

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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“…Africa also had been the subject of this method to reduce mortality rates due to measles, targeting children from 9 months to at least 5 years old, and had achieved a decline in measles prevalence (Arevshatian et al, 2007). Furthermore, older children tend to have up-to-date vaccination compared to younger ones (Koïvogui et al, 2018). The resulting outcome of this study is thought to be useful for relevant stakeholders in understanding vaccination completion factors in more diverse target populations.…”

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The Influence of Father and Mother's Joint Decision Making on Children's Basic Immunization:Empirical Research on Indonesia's Demographic and Health Survey 2017

Prastyo

2021

JISDeP

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The 2017 diphtheria outbreaks in Indonesia shows the downside of inadequate immunization for certain group that could endanger public health. Despite years of government intervention on this vaccine-preventable disease, insofar mandating basic vaccination for children from an early age, ultimately, it is parents that will decide on having their children being immunized. Utilizing the 2017 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey, this study aims to uncover the association between parents' decision-making processes and their demographic variables to their children's immunization completion status. Logistic regression suggests discussion between parents in household's major purchases, more likely to result in complete basic immunization for their children. Additionally, mothers' traits, which are education, frequency of access to mass media, and exposure to medical professionals, are positively associated with compliance with basic vaccines administration. Differences in compliance can also be observed in children's gender and order of birth.

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“…Although vaccination coverage reported by recent assessments was better than that observed 20 years ago, some geographical areas may present unsatisfactory levels of coverage, particularly in forest and exposed environments [24–27]. While a survey conducted in 2000 estimated YF vaccine coverage of 80–90% in children under 15 years old [24], the overall vaccine coverage was estimated at 95.9% (95% CI 95·5–96·3) in 2009 in 9339 children from primary and secondary schools [25].…”

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Vaccination coverage in the context of the emerging Yellow Fever threat in French Guiana

Flamand¹,

Bailly²,

Fritzell³

et al. 2019

PLoS Negl Trop Dis

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Background French Guiana, a French overseas department located in South America between Brazil and Surinam, is the only European territory geographically located in the Amazonian forest complex and is considered endemic for yellow fever (YF). In the context of the emergent threat of YF in Latin America, we conducted a large household cross-sectional survey from June to October 2017 to estimate vaccination coverage in the population and to determine associations with sociodemographic and geographical characteristics. Methodology/Principal findings In total, 1,415 households and 2,697 individuals were included from the 22 municipalities of French Guiana. YF vaccination coverage was estimated at 95.0% (95% CI: 93.4–96.2) in the entire territory but was spatially heterogeneous, with the lowest levels estimated in the western part of the territory along the Surinamese cross-border region, particularly in children under 16 years who were not enrolled in school, immigrant adults and disadvantaged populations with low socioeconomic indexes. Conclusions/Significance Despite the good vaccination coverage against YF in the general population of French Guiana resulting from the compulsory nature of YF vaccination for residents and travelers, there is an urgent need to improve vaccination coverage in vulnerable populations living in the northwestern part of the territory to limit the risk of transmission in the context of the emerging YF threat in South America. Despite the relative rarity of YF and the significant number of infectious and tropical diseases in French Guiana, clinicians should adopt a high index of suspicion for YF, particularly in vulnerable and at-risk populations.

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Vaccination coverage among children and adolescents below 18 years of age in French Guiana: inventory and determinant factors

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References 16 publications

Retrospective Study of Infections with Corynebacterium diphtheriae Species Complex, French Guiana, 2016–2021

Retrospective Study of Infections with Corynebacterium diphtheriae Species Complex, French Guiana, 2016–2021

The Influence of Father and Mother's Joint Decision Making on Children's Basic Immunization:Empirical Research on Indonesia's Demographic and Health Survey 2017

Vaccination coverage in the context of the emerging Yellow Fever threat in French Guiana

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