RV1 was associated with a short-term risk of intussusception in approximately 1 of every 51,000 to 68,000 vaccinated infants. The absolute number of deaths and hospitalizations averted because of vaccination far exceeded the number of intussusception cases that may have been associated with vaccination. (Funded in part by the GAVI Alliance and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.).

An increase in the number of cases of congenital syphilis is observed; the northern states are the ones that contribute the most to the statistics. There is a real need to refine the epidemiologic operations to detect and treat the cases of maternal and congenital syphilis in the country.

ResumenLa infección por Helicobacter pylori incrementa el riesgo de un amplio espectro de cuadros clínicos, que van de la úlcera péptica al cáncer gástrico. Sin embargo, la infección sólo induce ulceración gástrica y duodenal o cáncer gástrico en la minoría de los sujetos infectados debido que las cepas de H. pylori son genéticamente diversas y expresan diferentes factores de virulencia. Así, los individuos infectados por cepas que expresan estos factores de virulencia probablemente desarrollan enfermedades severas como el cáncer gástrico. Sin embargo, la ancestral relación entre H. pylori y los humanos sugiere que algunas cepas pueden ser beneficiosas para la salud humana. Por lo tanto, la administración generalizada de tratamientos con antibiótico podría eventualmente causar problemas. El desarrollo de vacunas con base en factores de virulencia que confieran protección a largo plazo es la mejor estrategia para el control y/o eliminación de cepas patógenas. Los diferentes esquemas y formulaciones de inmunización diseñados para evaluar las vacunas con base en factores de virulencia en modelos animales han dado resultados prometedores. Sin embargo, ha sido necesario probar si estos resultados pueden ser reproducidos en humanos. Este trabajo revisa los recientes estudios de vacunación que han explorado esta posibilidad: vacunas orales usando ureasa o células completas-inactivadas con LT como adyuvante y ureasa expresada en vectores de Salmonella spp.; además de una vacuna intramuscular multicomponente con hidróxido de aluminio como adyuvante. Aunque estos estudios han logrado limitado éxito han establecido las bases para el desarrollo de una vacuna eficaz contra esta infección. AbstractHelicobacter pylori infection increases the risk for a wide spectrum of clinical outcomes, ranging from peptic ulcer disease to gastric cancer. However, the infection induces gastric and duodenal ulceration or gastric cancer in only a minority of infected subjects because H. pylori strains are genetically diverse and express different virulence factors. Individuals infected with strains that express these virulence factors probably develop severe diseases such as gastric cancer. Nevertheless, the ancient relationship between H. pylori and humans suggests that some strains could be beneficial to human health, which means that generalized administration of antibiotic therapy could eventually cause problems. The development of vaccines based on virulence factors that provide long-term protection is the best strategy for control and/or elimination of pathogenic strains. The different immunization schemes and formulations designed to evaluate the vaccines based on virulence factors in animal models have offered promising results. However, it is necessary to determine whether or not these results can be reproduced in humans. This article reviews recent vaccination studies that explore this possibility: oral vaccines using urease or inactivated whole cells plus LT as adjuvant and urease expressed in Salmonella spp. vectors, as well as a p...

Rotavirus, mainly serotype G9, was one of the principal agents responsible for outbreaks of acute diarrheal disease over the past decade. A careful outbreak study can contribute valuable information for RV disease control and prevention.