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Identifying UK travellers at increased risk of developing pneumococcal infection: a novel algorithm

Author(s) -

Gillian Ellsbury,

James Campling,

Harish Madhava,

Mary Slack

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1093/jtm/taab063

Subject(s) - medicine , developing country , vaccination , epidemiology , pneumococcal disease , environmental health , developed country , population , immunology , streptococcus pneumoniae , economic growth , biology , bacteria , economics , genetics

In 2016, the travel subcommittee of the UK Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommended that 13-valent PCV (PCV13) could be offered to travellers aged over 65 years, visiting countries without infant PCV immunization programmes. This study aimed to identify, collate and review the available evidence to identify specific countries where UK travellers might be at an increased risk of developing pneumococcal infection. The data were then used to develop an algorithm, which could be used to facilitate implementation of the JCVI recommendation.

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