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Invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease

Disease data from ECDC Surveillance Atlas

Get the latest surveillance data from EU and EEA countries through the Surveillance Atlas of Infectious Diseases.

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Disease facts

Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (Hib) is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children.

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Vaccine Schedule

The Vaccine Schedule is an interactive platform of vaccination schedules for individual European countries and specific age groups.

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Latest outputs

Publication

Haemophilus influenzae - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

Surveillance report -

Publication

Haemophilus influenzae - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2017

Surveillance report -

Publication

Haemophilus influenzae - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2016

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Publication

Haemophilus influenzae - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2015

Surveillance report -

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease, Europe, 2007–2014

Jan 2017

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease, Europe, 2007–2014

Jan 2017

Facts

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is an obligate human pathogen and an important cause of invasive bacterial infections in both children and adults, with the highest incidence among young children.

Surveillance and disease data

Microbiology

ECDC promotes the performance of external quality assessment (EQA) schemes, in which laboratories are sent simulated clinical specimens or bacterial isolates for testing by routine or reference laboratory methods.

Prevention and control

Immunisation is the only public health intervention capable of preventing the majority serious Hib disease. 

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