Pre-vaccination carriage prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes among internally displaced people in Somaliland: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Populations affected by humanitarian crises likely experience high burdens of pneumococcal disease. Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage estimates are essential to understand pneumococcal transmission dynamics and the potential impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV). Over 100 million people are forcibly displaced worldwide, yet here we present only the second pneumococcal carriage estimates for a displaced population.

Methods

In October 2019, we conducted a cross-sectional survey among internally displaced people (IDP) living in Digaale, a permanent IDP camp in Somaliland where PCV has not been implemented. We collected nasopharyngeal swab samples from 453 residents which were assessed for presence of pneumococci and serotyped using DNA microarray.

Result

SUBMITTER: van Zandvoort K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11619265 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature