Vaccine-preventable diseases and immunisation coverage among migrants and non-migrants worldwide: A scoping review of published literature, 2006 to 2016

Charania, Nadia A.; Gaze, Nina; Kung, Janice Y.; Brooks, Stephanie

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.04.001

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“…A literatura sugere que populações imigrantes, de maneira geral, experimentam maior carga de doenças evitáveis por vacina e menores taxas de imunização. 13 Onze países da América Latina introduziram a vacinação universal contra a varicela até 2018; porém, os dados sobre o impacto da vacinação estão disponíveis somente para o Uruguai, Costa Rica e Brasil. 14 No Uruguai, seis anos após a implementação da vacinação, no final de 1999, houve uma redução de 81% na proporção de hospitalizações de crianças entre 1 e 4 anos de idade, relacionadas à varicela.…”

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Surto de varicela entre imigrantes venezuelanos alojados em abrigos e ocupações no estado de Roraima, 2019: um estudo descritivo

Andrade

Haslett

Malta

et al. 2021

Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde

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Objetivo: Descrever o surto de varicela entre imigrantes venezuelanos em abrigos e ocupações nos municípios de Pacaraima e Boa Vista, Roraima, Brasil, e as medidas de controle implementadas. Métodos: Estudo descritivo do tipo 'série de casos', realizado entre 21 de novembro e 13 de dezembro de 2019, sobre banco de dados secundários da investigação do surto disponibilizado pela Coordenação-Geral do Programa Nacional de Imunizações. Na análise descritiva, utilizaram-se medidas de frequência simples e relativa e foram calculadas medidas de tendência central e dispersão. Resultados: Dos 9.591 imigrantes, detectaram-se 38 casos ativos e 1.459 suscetíveis à varicela. Dos casos ativos, 23 eram do sexo feminino e a faixa etária mais acometida foi a de menores de 9 anos (17 casos). Conclusão: Identificaram-se pessoas suscetíveis a varicela na investigação; foram adotadas ações de imunização que controlaram a transmissão, evitando casos graves, óbitos e sobrecarga da rede de assistência à saúde local.

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Surto de varicela entre imigrantes venezuelanos alojados em abrigos e ocupações no estado de Roraima, 2019: um estudo descritivo

Andrade

Haslett

Malta

et al. 2021

Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde

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“…8 Lessons learned in the implementation of other vaccines for refugee and migrant populations Forty-five studies among refugees/migrants showed that the burden of VPDs is higher and immunization rates are lower as 70%. 26 In the past, there are lessons learned strategies against VPDsother than meningococcal infectionsamong refugees and asylum seekers in different countries. These strategies are vaccination campaign during outbreak, maintain immunization systems for refugees according to host country's national immunization program and medical screening and/or immunization at arrival.…”

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Meningococcal infections among refugees and immigrants: silent threats of past, present and future

Dinleyici

Borrow

2020

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Globally, there is an increasing number of international migrants. The majority are forced displaced refugees and children unaccompanied by a caregiver, and have limited access to essential public health interventions. Routine vaccination might be interrupted or be incomplete due to conflict areas with limited public health services or a long-unplanned journey. Refugees and migrants may bring infectious disease risks to their country of destination and may be exposed to new risk factors during transit or at their destination. There are lessons learned strategies among refugees and asylum seekers in different countries (vaccination campaign during outbreak, maintain vaccination systems for refugees and medical screening and/or vaccination on arrival) against vaccine-preventable diseasesother than meningococcal infections. Since the 1980s, invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) has been reported as a critical healthcare issue in places of humanitarian crisis such as Thailand and African's meningitis belt. Refugees and migrants are at increased risk of IMD compared with the overall population due to sero-epidemiology in their country of origin, specific characteristics of the IMD, and a number of contacts during the journey. Recently, IMD cases due to serogroups X and W have been reported and are an emerging health threat for persons arriving from Africa to refugee camps in Italy. There have been sporadic case reports of IMD due to serogroup B in Turkey; however, there has not yet been increased disease activity in this population and no outbreaks have been observed. Outbreaks of IMD in refugee camps have been and could be successfully controlled through the implementation of timely and high-coverage vaccination campaigns, and individual cases of IMD can be treated with antibiotics. Research is needed to determine the prevalence of meningococcal carriage and serogroup distribution among refugees and migrants to inform vaccine recommendations. There is no official recommendation for meningococcal vaccination of refugees. Further strategies for prevention and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus, tuberculosis and antibiotic resistance among refugees are directly related to potential prevention methods for IMD. Meningococcal vaccines have been administered only to risk groups in most host countries Thus, further strategies for the definition of new/emerging risk factors for IMD would be helpful to guide vaccine implementation for refugees and immigrants.

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“…The high burden of vaccine-preventable diseases among migrant children compared with non-migrant children underscores the need for timely vaccination in this vulnerable population [76][77][78][79][80]. Despite the recommendations for age-appropriate vaccinations for migrant children with absent or uncertain immunization records, studies have shown that migrants in the EU are not up to date on vaccinations [81,82].…”

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Infectious Diseases among Refugee Children

Shetty

2019

Children

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In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in refugee and asylum-seeking adults, adolescents and children to high-income countries. Infectious diseases remain the most frequently identified medical diagnosis among U.S.-bound refugee children. Medical screening and immunization are key strategies to reduce the risk of infectious diseases in refugee, internationally adopted, and immigrant children. Notable infectious diseases affecting refugee and other newly arriving migrants include latent or active tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV), hepatitis B, hepatitis C, vaccine-preventable diseases, malaria, and other parasitic infections. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics have published guidelines for health assessment of newly arriving immigrant, refugee, and internationally adopted children. Although, data on the health risks and needs of refugee exists in some high-income countries, there is an urgent need to develop robust evidence-informed guidance on screening for infectious diseases and vaccination strategies on a broader scale to inform national policies. Innovative approaches to reach migrant communities in the host nations, address health and other complex barriers to improve access to high-quality integrated health services, and strong advocacy to mobilize resources to improve health, safety, and wellbeing for refugee children and their families are urgent priorities.

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Vaccine-preventable diseases and immunisation coverage among migrants and non-migrants worldwide: A scoping review of published literature, 2006 to 2016

Cited by 58 publications

References 61 publications

Surto de varicela entre imigrantes venezuelanos alojados em abrigos e ocupações no estado de Roraima, 2019: um estudo descritivo

Surto de varicela entre imigrantes venezuelanos alojados em abrigos e ocupações no estado de Roraima, 2019: um estudo descritivo

Meningococcal infections among refugees and immigrants: silent threats of past, present and future

Infectious Diseases among Refugee Children

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