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Personal Author:
Zulz, Tammy ; Bruce, Michael G ; Parkinson, Alan J
Zulz, Tammy ; Bruce, Michael G ; Parkinson, Alan J Less -
Corporate Authors:
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.) Division of Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections Arctic Investigations Program ; Public Health Agency of Canada
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.) Division of Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections Arctic Investigations Program ; Public Health Agency of Canada Less -
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International Circumpolar Surveillance (ICS) is a population-based surveillance system for invasive bacterial diseases established in the US Arctic, Northern Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Finland, and Northern Sweden Data collection began in 1999 and includes information on disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, and groups A and B Streptococcus (GAS, GBS) This report reviews the data collected for the year 2010

Data on invasive disease with the organism S pneumoniae are collected from all participating countries A total of 1,874 cases of invasive pneumococcal disease were identified in 2010 Overall, rates of invasive S pneumoniae were highest in individuals less than 2 years of age or in persons 65 years and older Case fatality ratios ranged from 7-14% Race and ethnicity data are collected only in N Canada and the US Arctic; rates of invasive pneumococcal disease in Northern Canadian Aboriginals and US Arctic Native populations were 36 and 31 cases per 100,000 population, respectively, which represents a slight decrease in disease from 2009 in these populations Pneumonia, bacteremia and meningitis were the most common clinical presentations; cigarette smoking alcohol abuse, and chronic lung disease were the most common risk factors The most common S pneumoniae serotype in Iceland was 14; in Greenland, N Canada and the US Arctic the most common serotype was 7F

Data on invasive disease due to H influenzae, N meningitidis, and groups A and B Streptococcus are currently collected in Greenland, Northern Canada, Northern Sweden and the US Arctic; Norway also contributes data on cases of N meningitidis and H influenzae A total of 137 H influenzae cases, 42 N meningitidis cases, 63 GAS cases, and 68 GBS cases were reported in 2010 In general, the highest rates of disease for all organisms occurred in N Canada Aboriginal or Alaska Native persons less than two years of age and persons 65 and older

ICS is a cooperative project funded by the Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, and by the Public Health Agency of Canada in Ottawa, Canada

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Artic Regions Bacterial Infections Disease Notification Haemophilus Influenzae Neisseria Meningitidis Pneumococcal Infections Public Health Surveillance Streptococcal Infections
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Report
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Alaska ; Canada ; Finland ; Greenland ; Iceland ; ... More +
Alaska ; Canada ; Finland ; Greenland ; Iceland ; Norway ; Sweden ; United States Less -
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North America ; Europe
North America ; Europe Less -
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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