ABSTRACT
Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance is key for global polio eradication. It allows detecting poliovirus (PV) reintroductions from endemic countries. This study describes AFP surveillance in Spain from 1998 to 2015. During this time, 678 AFP cases were reported to the Spanish National Surveillance Network. The mean notification rate was 0.58 AFP cases/100,000 population under 15 years old (range: 0.45/100,000-0.78/100,000). Two periods (P) are described: P1 (1998-2006) with the AFP notification rate ranging from 0.66/100,000 to 0.78/100,000, peaking in 2001 (0.84/100,000); and P2 (2007-2015) when the AFP rate ranged from 0.43/100,000 to 0.57/100,000, with the lowest rate in 2009 (0.31/100,000). No poliomyelitis cases were caused by wild PV infections, although two Sabin-like PVs and one imported vaccine-derived PV-2 were detected. Overall, 23 (3.4%) cases met the hot case definition. Most cases were clinically diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome (76.9%; 504/655). The adequate stool collection rate ranged from 33.3% (7/21) to 72.5% (29/40). The annual proportion of AFP cases with non-polio enterovirus findings varied widely across the study period. AFP surveillance with laboratory testing for non-polio enteroviruses must be maintained and enhanced both to monitor polio eradication and to establish sensitive surveillance for prompt detection of other enteroviruses causing serious symptoms.
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Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control , Paralysis/epidemiology , Poliomyelitis/prevention & control , Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral/administration & dosage , Poliovirus Vaccines/administration & dosage , Poliovirus/isolation & purification , Population Surveillance/methods , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Disease Eradication , Disease Notification , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Poliomyelitis/epidemiology , Poliomyelitis/virology , Spain/epidemiologyABSTRACT
OBJETIVO: Describir el tiempo trascurrido desde el diagnóstico de la infección por el VIH hasta el inicio del seguimiento clínico en España y estimar los factores asociados al inicio de seguimiento correcto. Métodos Se calculó la distribución del intervalo entre las fechas del diagnóstico de VIH y la primera determinación de CD4 (considerada la fecha de inicio de seguimiento) entre los nuevos diagnósticos notificados en 2010 en las 7 comunidades autónomas participantes. Se consideró «inicio correcto» si este intervalo era < 3 meses. Se estimaron mediante regresión logística los factores asociados al inicio correcto. Resultados De los 1.769 nuevos diagnósticos del 2010, el 83,1% inició seguimiento en el primer año tras el diagnóstico y el 75,7% antes de 3 meses. Los usuarios de drogas inyectadas (UDI) tuvieron una probabilidad de inicio correcto significativamente menor (OR = 0,3; IC del 95%, 0,2-0,6).Conclusión En España, el inicio del seguimiento clínico tras el diagnóstico de VIH se hace en un tiempo razonable, pero hay margen de mejora y los UDI están en desventaja
OBJECTIVE: To describe linkage to care among new HIV diagnoses in Spain; and to estimate factors associated to linkage to care within three months after diagnosis. METHODS: The distribution of the time elapsing between the date of HIV diagnosis and the date of first determination of CD4 (considered to be the date of linkage to care) was calculated among new HIV diagnoses in 2010 in the seven Autonomous Regions participating, where data on date of CD4 count was available. Linkage to care was considered «correct» if done within three months after diagnosis. Factors associated to correct linkage to care were estimated using logistic regression. RESULTS: A total of 1769 new HIV diagnoses were included. Of them, 83.1% had evidence of linkage to care within a year, and 75.7% were linked within three months after diagnosis. Being an injectable drug user(IDU) was the only factor inversely associated with linkage to care within 3 months (OR = 0.3; 95% CI:0.2-0.6)
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Humans , HIV Infections/epidemiology , Time-to-Treatment/statistics & numerical data , Early Diagnosis , Epidemiological Monitoring/organization & administration , AIDS Serodiagnosis/statistics & numerical data , HIV Seropositivity/epidemiologyABSTRACT
OBJETIVE: To describe linkage to care among new HIV diagnoses in Spain; and to estimate factors associated to linkage to care within three months after diagnosis. METHODS: The distribution of the time elapsing between the date of HIV diagnosis and the date of first determination of CD4 (considered to be the date of linkage to care) was calculated among new HIV diagnoses in 2010 in the seven Autonomous Regions participating, where data on date of CD4 count was available. Linkage to care was considered «correct¼ if done within three months after diagnosis. Factors associated to correct linkage to care were estimated using logistic regression. RESULTS: A total of 1769 new HIV diagnoses were included. Of them, 83.1% had evidence of linkage to care within a year, and 75.7% were linked within three months after diagnosis. Being an injectable drug user (IDU) was the only factor inversely associated with linkage to care within 3 months (OR = 0.3; 95% CI: 0.2-0.6). CONCLUSION: In Spain linkage to care after HIV diagnosis is good, but there is still room for improvement, especially among IDUs.
