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PRO/EDR> Haemophilus influenzae, type a – USA: (AK) invasive, Indigenous children

H. influenzae -- United States"Background. _Haemophilus influenzae_ serotype a (Hia) can cause invasive disease similar to serotype b; no Hia vaccine is available. We describe the epidemiology of invasive Hia disease in the United States overall and specifically in Alaska during 2008-2017."Methods. Active population- and laboratory-based surveillance for invasive Hia disease was conducted through Active Bacterial Core surveillance sites and from Alaska statewide invasive bacterial disease surveillance. Read more [...]