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Haemophilus influenzae

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Haemophilus influenzae fact sheet

• More info/links
• Reporting
• Statistics

Until recently, Haemophilus Influenzae (HIB) was one of the most important causes of bacterial infection in young children. HIB may cause a variety of diseases such as meningitis (inflammation of the coverings of the spinal column and brain), blood stream infections, pneumonia, arthritis and infections of other parts of the body. Due to widespread use of HIB vaccine in children, very few cases of HIB are now reported each year in Oregon. Childhood immunization is recommended.

More info/links

• CDC Vaccine Information Statements (english only)
• CDC Vaccine Information Statements in other languages from the Immunization Action Coalition
• Information on vaccination

Disease reporting

Health-care providers and clinical laboratories are required to report cases and suspect cases of Haemophilus influenzae to local health departments within 24 hours of identification.
Disease reporting form for health-care practitioners (PDF 42K)
Go to our disease reporting page for information on how to report and for telephone numbers of local health departments.

For county health departments:

Investigative guidelines (.pdf)

Case report form (.pdf)

Statistics

Haemophilus Influenzae Surveillance Report 2006 (.pdf)

Haemophilus Influenzae statistics from the 2006 Oregon Communicable Disease Summary.

Please Note: The ABCs project includes only culture-confirmed cases of H.Influenzae, while cases included in the Oregon Communicable Disease Summary may be based on additional diagnostic results.  Therefore, there may be slight differences between the two reports in the number of cases reported for a given year.

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