Expanding severe acute respiratory infection ( SARI ) surveillance beyond influenza: The process and data from 1 year of implementation in Vietnam

Autor: Karen A. Alroy, Trang Thuy Do, Phu Dac Tran, Tan Quang Dang, Long Ngoc Vu, Nga Thi Hang Le, Anh Duc Dang, Nghia Duy Ngu, Tu Huy Ngo, Phuong Vu Mai Hoang, Lan Trong Phan, Thuong Vu Nguyen, Long Thanh Nguyen, Thinh Viet Nguyen, Mai Quang Vien, Huy Xuan Le, Anh The Dao, Trieu Bao Nguyen, Duoc Tho Pham, Van Thi Tuyet Nguyen, Thanh Ngoc Pham, Binh Hai Phan, Brett Whitaker, Thuy Thi Thu Do, Phuong Anh Dao, S. Arunmozhi Balajee, Anthony W. Mounts
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Male
0301 basic medicine
Routine testing
Epidemiology
respiratory syncytial virus
medicine.disease_cause
influenza virus
0302 clinical medicine
Severe acute respiratory infection
Global health
030212 general & internal medicine
Child
Respiratory Tract Infections
Aged
80 and over
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
adenovirus
Middle Aged
Orthomyxoviridae
Respiratory pathogens
rhinovirus
Infectious Diseases
Vietnam
Virus Diseases
Child
Preschool
Epidemiological Monitoring
Viruses
Respiratory virus
Female
Original Article
Christian ministry
Rhinovirus
severe acute respiratory infection
Adult
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
030106 microbiology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
medicine
Humans
Aged
global health security
business.industry
Infant
Newborn
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Infant
Original Articles
Emergency medicine
business
Zdroj: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
ISSN: 1750-2659
1750-2640
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12571
Popis: Background In 2016, as a component of the Global Health Security Agenda, the Vietnam Ministry of Health expanded its existing influenza sentinel surveillance for severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) to include testing for 7 additional viral respiratory pathogens. This article describes the steps taken to implement expanded SARI surveillance in Vietnam and reports data from 1 year of expanded surveillance. Methods The process of expanding the suite of pathogens for routine testing by real‐time reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction (rRT‐PCR) included laboratory trainings, procurement/distribution of reagents, and strengthening and aligning SARI surveillance epidemiology practices at sentinel sites and regional institutes (RI). Results Surveillance data showed that of 4003 specimens tested by the RI laboratories, 20.2% (n = 810) were positive for influenza virus. Of the 3193 influenza‐negative specimens, 41.8% (n = 1337) were positive for at least 1 non‐influenza respiratory virus, of which 16.2% (n = 518), 13.4% (n = 428), and 9.6% (n = 308) tested positive for respiratory syncytial virus, rhinovirus, and adenovirus, respectively. Conclusions The Government of Vietnam has demonstrated that expanding respiratory viral surveillance by strengthening and building upon an influenza platform is feasible, efficient, and practical.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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