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NISPID 2023 Pre-
conference
Infectious Diseases
Surveillance:
Lessons Learned,
Lessons to Learn
16-17 January 2023
Prof Beckie Tagbo
• Director, Institute of Molecular
Medicine and Infectious Diseases,
College of Medicine, University of Nigeria
&
• Principal Investigator/ Site Coordinator,
WHO/FGN New Vaccines (Disease(
Surveillance
Why was it called 'surveillance'?
• Close observation of exposed persons to identify
onset of disease
• Definition changed in the 1950s
• What is the definition of public health
surveillance?
2
Surveillance
•Disease surveillance: The ongoing
systematic collection and analysis of data and
the provision of information which leads to
action being taken to prevent and control a
disease, usually one of an infectious nature.
3
What are the key elements of public health
surveillance?
• Ongoing
• Systematic
• Collection, analysis, interpretation, and
dissemination
• Data regarding a health-related event
• For use in public health action to reduce
morbidity and mortality and to improve health
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5013a1.htm
You do not begin surveillance
without the policy makers &
implementers of response to
outcomes
What types of surveillance strategies?
•National and Sentinel (hospital-
based)
•Active and Passive
•Indicator based and Event based
Examples:
•Polio
•Measles
•New vaccines
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New Vaccines Surveillance:
When and why?
• Before vaccine introduction
• Demonstrate disease burden
• Justification to introduce vaccine
• Establish system to measure vaccine impact
• Identify circulating strains
• After vaccine introduction
• Monitor vaccination program impact
• Monitor any change in circulating strains: needs
strong laboratory support
• Platform to evaluate safety
6
(i.e., surveillance for
dxs targeted by new
vaccines)
E.g., Rotavirus & Paediatric Bacterial Meningitis surveillance
Sentinel vs. National
Surveillance
Sentinel:
1 Children's Hospital
National:
Every HCF, Every Case
•Easier, cheaper
•Likely good lab
•Better quality data (active
vs. passive)
•Monitor trends over time
•More severe cases, so not
representative of all disease
•More expensive, harder
•Transport samples to lab
•All disease in the country
(mild, severe)
•Monitor trends over time
•Identify outbreaks,
epidemics
Spain
Netherlands
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NVS in Nigeria
Rotavirus Surveillance
Countries Participatingin the WHO Network and
Reporting Data for 2009
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Data collected from WHO Regions and partners.
Slide date: 22 June 2010
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply
the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization
concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or
concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps
represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement.
©WHO 2010. All rights reserved
Yes (55 Member States or 28%)
Nigeria not reporting
any data on rotavirus
to WHO Geneva
indicated by plain
colour on the map
Rotavirus Surveillance
Countries Participating in the WHO Network
and Reporting Data for 2010
Data collected from WHO Regions.
Slide date: 2 August 2010
Yes (55 Member States or 28% of Member States)
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Nigeria, represented
by ICH UNTH Enugu
Site, now reporting
data on rotavirus
surveillance to WHO
Geneva; indicated by
blue colour on the
map
There were challenges
• We took a big chance, but God gave us favour
• Govt & WHO came and saw our commitment and readiness
• We were adopted
• We trained/ established UITH, then Zaria & Bauchi >>> one
big family
• We did not just do data,…
• Consistently committed to strong evidence-based advocacy/
sensitization/ awareness towards vaccine introduction
• Vaccine should have been introduced much earlier…
There were challenges
• Government had her own challenges too
• Competing diseases and other aspects of health
• Apart from bureaucratic bottlenecks…
• Gavi application process… almost through…
• Vaccine brand had supply capacity issues – birth cohort - 7m
• Started Gavi process almost all over again
• Then COVID-19 struck
• Finally got Gavi approval and in Aug 2022, RV was launched
(Northern states), & Dec 2022 for Southern states
• Great story of eventual success
• RV in private market costs about N5,000-N30,000 per dose!
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Some WHO Prequalified Rotavirus Vaccines
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NPHCDA Training Manual 2022
ROTAVAC
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NPHCDA Training Manual 2022
Characteristics of Rotavac
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NPHCDA Training Manual 2022
Characteristics of Rotavac
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NPHCDA Training Manual 2022
Characteristics of Rotavac
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Rotavirus vaccine launch!
Rotavirus vaccine launch!
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Rotavirus vaccine launch
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Current Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction Status
21
As of January 2022, 114 countries have introduced
rotavirus vaccines
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Previous Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction Status
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Always ask to see
the immunization
card during
clerking &
indicate in your
hx if card was
sighted. Tell
mother to
ALWAYS bring it
whenever
bringing child to
hospital for any
ill-health.
Nigerian national routine
immunization schedule (by age)
Revised
Routine
Immunization
Schedule
Current Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction
Status
• More than 70% of countries in sub-Saharan Africa
have introduced rotavirus vaccines.
• But because rotavirus disease burden is so high in
this region—more than half of all rotavirus deaths
occur in African countries—it is critical that the
remaining countries introduce vaccines to protect
their children from rotavirus.
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Remember that vaccination is to be done in addition to all other existing measures
Nigeria Sentinel site surveillance
for Rotavirus
•Enugu (UNTH) - 2010
•Ilorin (UITH) - 2012
•Zaria (ABUTH) - 2017
•Bauchi (ATBUTH) – 2017
•Ilorin, Zaria and Bauchi sites were
established and mentored by Enugu
site
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Lagos (LUTH) was scheduled for training in Dec 2022, but could
not hold due to logistics issues
Rotavirus surveillance shifts to vaccine impact
monitor and safety surveillance
• We have
therefore,
commenced
impact studies
and case-
controlled
series safety
study of a
projected
sample size of
800
• Before vaccine introduction
• Demonstrate disease burden
• Justification to introduce vaccine
• Establish system to measure vaccine impact
• Identify circulating strains
• After vaccine introduction (Rotavac)
• Monitor vaccination program impact
• Monitor any change in circulating strains:
needs strong laboratory support
• Platform to evaluate safety
New Vaccines Surveillance:
When and why?
OUR DATA
(ENUGU)
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Publications
Our Data from 2010 to 2022
• Total Number of cases enrolled from inception =
5148
• Number positive =2262
• Percentage positivity = 44%
• Chronic cases =32
• Bloody Cases =64
Male, 2288
44.4%
Female, 2838
55.6%
# Enrolled based on gender 2010-OCT
2022 (n=5126)
Male, 1342
59.6%
Female, 917
40.6%
RV Positivity based on gender 2010-OCT 2022
(n=5126)
0.00
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2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
%
Positivity
No
of
Cases
Annual Positivity of Rotavirus 2010-Oct 2022
# Enrolled # Positive % Positivity
0
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100
150
200
250
300
2010_10
2011_02
2011_06
2011_10
2012_02
2012_06
2012_10
2013_02
2013_06
2013_10
2014_02
2014_06
2014_10
2015_02
2015_06
2015_10
2016_02
2016_06
2016_10
2017_02
2017_06
2017_10
2018_02
2018_06
2018_10
2019_02
2019_06
2019_10
2020_02
2020_06
2020_10
2021_02
2021_06
2021_10
2022_02
Total vs Positive
# Enrolled # Positive
86.00
88.00
90.00
92.00
94.00
96.00
98.00
100.00
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Percentage
of
samples
collected
witin
48
hours
#
of
Cases Annual Distribution of samples collected within 48hours of presentaion
(Target=90%)
# Enrolled Collected within 48hrs % collected within 48hrs
Target 90%
1
2
3
5
7 7 7
9
5
8
10
1
3
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
%
Case
Fatality
#
of
Fatality Annual Case Fatality 2010-Oct 2022 (n=66, 1.3%)
No of deaths Case Fatality
Chronic /
Pesistent
Diarrhoea = 35,
36%
Bloody Diarrhoea
=62 64%
Proportion of Bloody and Chronic diarrhoea cases
collected from 2017 to Oct 2022
TaqMan Array Cards
are high-throughput,
accurate, sensitive,
and simple-to-use
tools for quantitative
analysis of mRNA or
miRNA transcripts
using a real-time
PCR protocol. They
utilize a microfluidic
card with 384 reaction
chambers and eight
sample loading ports.
Interesting findings
and the industry is
already working on
candidate
vaccines…
In one study, we
tested for 35
organisms at
once:
15 bacteria, 17
viruses, 1 fungus
and 2 protozoan
Nigeria Sentinel site surveillance for
Paediatric Bacterial Meningitis (PBM)
• Lagos (LUTH)
• Enugu (UNTH)
• Ilorin (UITH)
• Benin (UBTH)
• Bauchi (ATBUTH)
• Ilorin, Zaria and Bauchi
have been integrated into
the Enhanced Meningitis
Surveillance 37
• Before vaccine introduction
• Demonstrate disease burden
• Justification to introduce vaccine
• Establish system to measure vaccine impact
• Identify circulating strains
• After vaccine introduction (Rotavac)
• Monitor vaccination program impact
• Monitor any change in circulating strains:
needs strong laboratory support
• Platform to evaluate safety
New Vaccines Surveillance:
When and why?
Paediatric bacterial
meningitis
surveillance in
Nigeria, from 2010 to
2016
Tagbo BN, Bancroft R, Fajolu I, Abdulkadir MB, Bashir MF,
Okunola P, Isiaka A, Namadi L, Edelu BO, Onyejiaka N, Ihuoma
CJ, Ndu F, Ozumba UC, Udeinya F,Ogunsola F, Saka AO,
Fadeyi A , Aderibigbe SA, Abdulraheem J, Yusuf AG, Ogbogu P,
Kanu C, Emina V, Makinwa J, Gehre F, Yusuf K, Braka F,
Mwenda JM, Ticha JM, Nwodo D, Biey JN, Kwambana-Adams
BA, Antonio M, for the African Paediatric Bacterial Meningitis
Surveillance Network
Background
•Historically, Nigeria has experienced large
bacterial meningitis outbreaks causing high
morbidity and mortality in children <5 years
old.
•Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria
meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae
are the predominant causes of this invasive
disease (using meningitis as proxy) which
are preventable by immunization.
•(Men:Pneumo >> 1:>9)
Background
• In collaboration with the World Health
Organisation, we conducted a longitudinal
surveillance study across five sentinel hospitals
within Nigeria to establish the burden of
bacterial meningitis,
• Aimed at providing data that supported the
decision to introduce the Pneumococcal
Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) to Nigeria’s
immunization program and monitor impact
Figure 1: A map of the 36 states within Nigeria, highlighting the 5 states in which the 5 sentinel hospitals are
situated
Methods
•From 2010 to 2016, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
was collected from children <5 years, admitted to
five sentinel Hospitals across Nigeria.
•Microbiological and latex agglutination techniques
were performed on samples to detect the presence
of S.pneumoniae, N.meningitidis and H.influenzae.
•Species-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR),
and serotyping/serogrouping, was conducted to
determine specific causative agents.
Results
•In total, 5134 children with suspected meningitis
were enrolled at the five hospitals.
•A higher percentage of IBD was observed in children
with turbid CSF samples (10.5%) compared to those
with clear CSF (2.2%).
•The dominant pathogen was pneumococcus
(46.4%), followed by meningococcus (34.6%) and
H. influenzae (18.9%).
•The case fatality rate for confirmed bacterial
meningitis was 15%.
Results
•Overall, 53.6% of the pneumococcal
meningitis cases were caused by serotypes
covered by the PCV vaccines.
•The most prevalent meningococcal and H.
influenzae strains were serogroup W and
Hib respectively
Total Suspected Cases
5134
Culture
Negative
4664
Culture Positive
53
Culture Not
Done
126
Shipment to MRC Culture Positive
23
Received and PCR at MRC
1318
LUTH
NM =15
SP = 16
HI = 7
ATBUTH
NM =9
SP = 14
HI = 8
UITH
NM =0
SP = 1
HI = 2
UNTH
NM =1
SP = 4
HI = 0
UBTH
NM =3
SP = 2
HI = 0
LUTH
NM =0
SP = 4
HI = 2
ATBUTH
NM =10
SP = 12
HI = 7
UITH
NM =1
SP = 7
HI = 2
UNTH
NM =2
SP = 6
HI = 0
UBTH
NM =0
SP = 0
HI = 0
Culture
Negative
1179
Culture Not
Done
16
Culture at Sentinel
site
Others
291
Others
100
Many PCR
positive
cases
were
culture
negative
BINAX
Pastorex
Culture
PCR
BINAX
Pastorex
Culture
PCR
Pastorex
Culture
PCR
Pastorex
Culture
PCR
0
25
50
75
100
Distribution
(%)
Detected Not Detected
All Pathogens S.pneumoniae N.meningitidis H.influenzae
3 15
110 580 4825 1322 580 4825
110 1322 580 4825 1322 580 4825 1322
29 37 13 28
13 5 11 17
3 33
53
82
Sensitivity of Diagnostic Tests Used
Most
organisms
were
identified by
Pastorex &
PCR
Distribution of Bacterial Meningitis per month
January
February
M
arch
April
M
ay
June
July
August
Septem
ber
October
Novem
ber
Decem
ber
0
5
10
15
20
25
Number
of
Meningitis
Cases
per
Month
(n)
S.pneumonaie N.meningitidis H.influenzae
N.
meningitidi
s was more
in the first
half of the
year
2
0
1
0
2
0
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
0
1
3
2
0
1
4
2
0
1
5
2
0
1
6
0
2
4
6
8
10
0
2
4
6
8
10
Number
of
Meningitis
Cases
1
4
5
6A/6B/6C/6D
14
18A/18B/18C/18F
19A
19F
23A
23F
Non-Typeable
PCV10
PCV13
7a.
2
0
1
3
2
0
1
4
2
0
1
5
2
0
1
6
0
2
4
6
8
10
Number
of
Meningitis
Cases
B
C
W
Non-Groupable
7b.
2
0
1
2
2
0
1
3
2
0
1
4
2
0
1
5
2
0
1
6
0
2
4
6
8
10
Number
of
H.influenzae
Cases
Hia
Hib
Hic
7c.
Prevalence of each Bacterium and their Serotypes/Serogroups
Spn
Nm Hi
Spn: Apart from
the Non-typable
strains, majority
were vaccine
strains
Nm:
Serogroups
vary by year
Recommendation
•Due to Nigeria’s large population vaccine
programs for preventing meningitis were
introduced in phases.
•Continued surveillance is required to estimate
vaccine impact as coverage improves and to
determine the distribution of
serotypes/serogroups of the predominant
meningitis-causing pathogens across Nigeria in
the post-vaccine era.
Lessons learned
My
description
of disease
surveillance
•Disease Surveillance is simply:
•How do I pick up disease occurrence/
outbreaks earliest?
•How do I report / document earliest?
•How do I make meaning out of the data?
•How do I respond earliest?
•How do I monitor to see it has been
adequately addressed?
•How do I maintain vigilance thereafter to pick
subsequent occurrences/ outbreaks or even
new diseases?
•How do I carry out all these in a coordinated
manner on a large scale/ country wide / region
wide scale?
How do I ensure
that I continue to
improve and
adapt the entire
system/process
to emerging
trends?
Arriving
disease
will not
pre-
announce
itself!
So, the way to pick it up is to put
in place continuous, consistent,
sensitive and untiring
mechanisms and strategies
Disease will not announce, “I am
coming, station yourselves to pick
me”
Keywords – Sensitive and Responsive
Surveillance System (Quality)
The 2 keywords are sensitivity and responsiveness
on a background of inclusiveness or
comprehensiveness
Questions?
How do we make surveillance more sensitive?
How do we make it more responsive?
How do we build capacity?
Entire System
• Processes
• Human resources
• Material resources/
infrastructure
• Governance
DS system in Africa is relatively young
Dx surveillance system in Africa is
Relatively Young
Still developing
Has sub-optimal coverage >>>
True disease burdens unknown?
Disease
Surveillance
system in
Africa is
young
Outbreaks missed or detected
late
Responses not prompt / not
properly coordinated
Resource allocation low >>
Political / public perception of
need low?
A key lesson
We can make it
happen
The Nigerian partnership model
NCDC Ebola response -
received international
commendation
Improved upon for Covid19
response in Nigeria
Risk perception is key
Partnership with private sector
was good
But only a small percentage
who met certain requirements
(orientation, std of care,
resources and FG support/
collaboration) which should be
upscaled (no of private facilities
involved) and expanded
(diseases covered)
Spoke and wheel
Other
lessons
• Local data is very important and better
than extrapolation or assumptions
• Local strains are also important and
could differ significantly from globally
common strains
• Policy making should not only be
evidence based but include local
evidence
• Helps monitor progress – burden, impact
of control measures, strain replacement,
dx agent replacement, platform for
vaccine safety surveillance
How do you set up a public health
surveillance system?
Steps in planning a surveillance system
1.Establish surveillance objectives
2.Develop case definitions for target diseases
3.Determine data sources data-collection
mechanism (type of system)
4.Determine data-collection instruments / tools
5.Field-test methods
6.Develop and test analytic approach
7.Develop dissemination mechanism
8.Assure use of analysis and interpretation
Lessons to learn
Private sector is largely untapped in DS
• Constitutes 33-60% of health facilities, >70% iof healthcare spending
in Nigeria and cannot be ignored (60% of the population in Anambra)
• How to fully integrate the private sector in DS
Quality & Relevance
• How to make surveillance more sensitive, responsive, comprehensive
(every case), inclusive (no of disease covered)
• More focus on disease elimination
New / Emerging diseases
• Heighten index of suspicion for outbreak of new diseases
• Event surveillance,
• One-health principle / orientation
Case studies-1
Background
Population > 5million
>60% of health services are
provided by private health
facilities
weak collaboration between the
private and public health sector
The engagement of private
sector health practitioners
significantly improved
Integrated Disease Surveillance
and Response (IDSR).
Methods
To achieve this, a multipronged
approach was used, including:
Involvement of the private
health sector groups in key
sector stakeholder’s meetings,
capacity building events and
provision of working tools
State training of 862 health care
workers on IDSR with 30% from
private sector
Engagement of private sector stakeholders in
strengthening disease surveillance and response
yields results (Anambra state Southeast Nigeria
Case studies-1
Inclusion of private sector in
grassroot Integrated Data
validation meetings across the
21 LGAs/Districts
Procurement / distribution of
documentation tools to all
functional health facilities
including the privately owned
ones
Orientation of the Association
of General and Private Medical
Practitioners of Nigeria
(AGPMPN) among others
Done with funding support from
the EU to WHO for implementing
the project: “Strengthening the
Nigerian Health System towards
Achieving Universal Health
Coverage”
Results
Since the beginning of the EU
funded health systems
strengthening intervention in the
State, the capacity for disease
detection, diagnosis, case
management, stock
management and documentation
have improved
Engagement of private sector stakeholders in strengthening disease surveillance
and response yields results (Anambra state Southeast Nigeria July 2019
Case studies-1
Response rate in implementation of
policies & standards increased.
Knowledge on disease notification and
response as well as data management
capacity equally improved
Number of private health facilities
generating and reporting IDSR data
moved from 48 in May 2018 to 165 in
December 2018
Significant increase in the coverage of
TB services from 180 facilities in 2017
to 323 by 2018 ending, representing a
45% increase compared to previous
year
Overall, 23%
increase in TB cases
detection by
December 2018
(2,300) compared to
1,800 detected in the
previous year
 This achievement is
an all-time high for
Anambra and
occurred within a few
weeks of the IDSR
capacity scale up and
orientation of the
AGPMPN
Engagement of private sector stakeholders in strengthening disease surveillance
and response yields results (Anambra state Southeast Nigeria July 2019
Case studies-2
Background
To explore evidence regarding the
involvement of private practitioners
in routine disease notification
Method
Systematic review, Search of
databases, 40 papers reviewed
Results
Low private sector participation
Main barriers - inadequate
knowledge, unsatisfactory attitudes
and misperceptions that influence
practices
Complex reporting system with
unclear guidelines
Unsatisfactory attitudes of public
sector program staff
Infrastructural barriers e.g.,
unavailability of computers
Inadequate skilled human
resources
Conclusion
Periodic training, supportive
supervision and regular feedback
to both public and private sectors in
order to improve case notification.
Governments – provide leadership,
foster public-private collaborative
partnerships, regulatory role
From habits of attrition to modes of inclusion: enhancing the role of
private practitioners in routine disease surveillance. Phalkey RK et al
Case studies-3
Background
Assessed knowledge and practice
of the private health-care facilities
in DSN and explored models for
private sector engagement in DSN
in Southwestern Nigeria
Methods
Descriptive cross-sectional, using
a semi-structured self-administered
questionnaire
Medical directors of 60 private
health-care facilities in Osun State
Results
53.3% ever notified LGA authorities
38.3% of facilities notified in the
last 3 months
90.0% were willing to participate
with Govt
15.0% regularly shared data with
government monthly
Predictors of good notification
practice include:
Having good knowledge of DSN
Having received feedback from
government or notified centers
Having a designated DSN officer
Conclusions
High awareness and knowledge
but poor practices of DSN were
recorded
Knowledge and practice of disease notification among private medical
practitioners in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria . Adebimpe W & Oluremi A
Case studies-4
Background:
In Nigeria, private health
facilities make up 33% of health
facilities, >70% of healthcare
spending, and >60% of
healthcare contacts
However, level of participation in
DS system has been questioned
Methods:
Cross-sectional survey
507 private health facilities in
South-West Nigeria (6 states)
Investigate the level of
compliance with disease
surveillance reporting
Factors that affect their
participation
Results:
40% of the private health
facilities complied with routine
DS reporting (17% to 60%
across the 6 states in the zone)
34% had data collection tools,
Compliance with disease surveillance and notification by
private health providers in South-West Nigeria Makinde et al.
Case studies-4
49% had designated professionals
assigned to health records
management
Only 7% of the clinicians could
properly identify the data tools
Predictive factors to compliance
with disease surveillance
participation included:
Awareness of a law on disease
surveillance (OR=1.55 95%
CI=1.08-2.24),
Availability of reporting tools
(OR=13.69, 95% CI=8.85-21.62),
Availability of a designated health
records officer (OR=3.9, 95%
CI=2.68-5.73),
Health records officers (OR=10.51,
95%CI=2.86-67.70) and clinicians
(OR=2.49, 95% CI=1.22-5.25) with
knowledge of DS
Conclusion
Private health facilities were poorly
compliant with disease surveillance
resulting in missed opportunities for
prompt identification and response
to threats of disease outbreaks
Makinde et al. Compliance with disease surveillance and notification by private health providers in South-
West Nigeria. Pan African Medical Journal. 2020;35:114. [doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.35.114.21188]
Starting
steps…
Develop a roadmap with incremental
targets of private sector coverage/
disease coverage
Private sector involvement must be
wholesome starting from planning
stages…case definitions, etc.
Sustainable funding strategis too!
DS & R is developing in Africa
Gross under-reporting especially from private sector
Government stewardship / leadership is key
Sensitive & responsive, quality inclusive/comprehensive DS
Generate and apply evidence based boosting strategies
Sustainable funding strategies
Develop a comprehensive roadmap / framework
Summary / Way forward
References
NCDC. Strategies to improve surveillance for COVID-19, guidance for states
NCDC. Integration of private sector laboratories in national COVID-19 response
Ahmadi et al. Disease Surveillance and Private Sector in the Metropolitans: A Troublesome Collaboration. Int J Prev Med
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3.NISPID 2023 Pre-conference 2.pptx

  • 1. NISPID 2023 Pre- conference Infectious Diseases Surveillance: Lessons Learned, Lessons to Learn 16-17 January 2023 Prof Beckie Tagbo • Director, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria & • Principal Investigator/ Site Coordinator, WHO/FGN New Vaccines (Disease( Surveillance
  • 2. Why was it called 'surveillance'? • Close observation of exposed persons to identify onset of disease • Definition changed in the 1950s • What is the definition of public health surveillance? 2
  • 3. Surveillance •Disease surveillance: The ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data and the provision of information which leads to action being taken to prevent and control a disease, usually one of an infectious nature. 3
  • 4. What are the key elements of public health surveillance? • Ongoing • Systematic • Collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination • Data regarding a health-related event • For use in public health action to reduce morbidity and mortality and to improve health 4 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5013a1.htm You do not begin surveillance without the policy makers & implementers of response to outcomes
  • 5. What types of surveillance strategies? •National and Sentinel (hospital- based) •Active and Passive •Indicator based and Event based Examples: •Polio •Measles •New vaccines 5
  • 6. New Vaccines Surveillance: When and why? • Before vaccine introduction • Demonstrate disease burden • Justification to introduce vaccine • Establish system to measure vaccine impact • Identify circulating strains • After vaccine introduction • Monitor vaccination program impact • Monitor any change in circulating strains: needs strong laboratory support • Platform to evaluate safety 6 (i.e., surveillance for dxs targeted by new vaccines) E.g., Rotavirus & Paediatric Bacterial Meningitis surveillance
  • 7. Sentinel vs. National Surveillance Sentinel: 1 Children's Hospital National: Every HCF, Every Case •Easier, cheaper •Likely good lab •Better quality data (active vs. passive) •Monitor trends over time •More severe cases, so not representative of all disease •More expensive, harder •Transport samples to lab •All disease in the country (mild, severe) •Monitor trends over time •Identify outbreaks, epidemics Spain Netherlands 7
  • 9. Rotavirus Surveillance Countries Participatingin the WHO Network and Reporting Data for 2009 45 Data collected from WHO Regions and partners. Slide date: 22 June 2010 The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. ©WHO 2010. All rights reserved Yes (55 Member States or 28%) Nigeria not reporting any data on rotavirus to WHO Geneva indicated by plain colour on the map
  • 10. Rotavirus Surveillance Countries Participating in the WHO Network and Reporting Data for 2010 Data collected from WHO Regions. Slide date: 2 August 2010 Yes (55 Member States or 28% of Member States) 46 Nigeria, represented by ICH UNTH Enugu Site, now reporting data on rotavirus surveillance to WHO Geneva; indicated by blue colour on the map
  • 11. There were challenges • We took a big chance, but God gave us favour • Govt & WHO came and saw our commitment and readiness • We were adopted • We trained/ established UITH, then Zaria & Bauchi >>> one big family • We did not just do data,… • Consistently committed to strong evidence-based advocacy/ sensitization/ awareness towards vaccine introduction • Vaccine should have been introduced much earlier…
  • 12. There were challenges • Government had her own challenges too • Competing diseases and other aspects of health • Apart from bureaucratic bottlenecks… • Gavi application process… almost through… • Vaccine brand had supply capacity issues – birth cohort - 7m • Started Gavi process almost all over again • Then COVID-19 struck • Finally got Gavi approval and in Aug 2022, RV was launched (Northern states), & Dec 2022 for Southern states • Great story of eventual success • RV in private market costs about N5,000-N30,000 per dose! 12
  • 13. Some WHO Prequalified Rotavirus Vaccines 13 NPHCDA Training Manual 2022
  • 15. Characteristics of Rotavac 15 NPHCDA Training Manual 2022
  • 16. Characteristics of Rotavac 16 NPHCDA Training Manual 2022
  • 21. Current Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction Status 21 As of January 2022, 114 countries have introduced rotavirus vaccines
  • 22. 22 Previous Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction Status
  • 23. 23 Always ask to see the immunization card during clerking & indicate in your hx if card was sighted. Tell mother to ALWAYS bring it whenever bringing child to hospital for any ill-health. Nigerian national routine immunization schedule (by age) Revised Routine Immunization Schedule
  • 24. Current Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction Status • More than 70% of countries in sub-Saharan Africa have introduced rotavirus vaccines. • But because rotavirus disease burden is so high in this region—more than half of all rotavirus deaths occur in African countries—it is critical that the remaining countries introduce vaccines to protect their children from rotavirus. 24
  • 25. 25 Remember that vaccination is to be done in addition to all other existing measures
  • 26. Nigeria Sentinel site surveillance for Rotavirus •Enugu (UNTH) - 2010 •Ilorin (UITH) - 2012 •Zaria (ABUTH) - 2017 •Bauchi (ATBUTH) – 2017 •Ilorin, Zaria and Bauchi sites were established and mentored by Enugu site 26 Lagos (LUTH) was scheduled for training in Dec 2022, but could not hold due to logistics issues
  • 27. Rotavirus surveillance shifts to vaccine impact monitor and safety surveillance • We have therefore, commenced impact studies and case- controlled series safety study of a projected sample size of 800 • Before vaccine introduction • Demonstrate disease burden • Justification to introduce vaccine • Establish system to measure vaccine impact • Identify circulating strains • After vaccine introduction (Rotavac) • Monitor vaccination program impact • Monitor any change in circulating strains: needs strong laboratory support • Platform to evaluate safety New Vaccines Surveillance: When and why?
  • 30. Our Data from 2010 to 2022 • Total Number of cases enrolled from inception = 5148 • Number positive =2262 • Percentage positivity = 44% • Chronic cases =32 • Bloody Cases =64
  • 31. Male, 2288 44.4% Female, 2838 55.6% # Enrolled based on gender 2010-OCT 2022 (n=5126) Male, 1342 59.6% Female, 917 40.6% RV Positivity based on gender 2010-OCT 2022 (n=5126)
  • 34. 86.00 88.00 90.00 92.00 94.00 96.00 98.00 100.00 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Percentage of samples collected witin 48 hours # of Cases Annual Distribution of samples collected within 48hours of presentaion (Target=90%) # Enrolled Collected within 48hrs % collected within 48hrs Target 90%
  • 35. 1 2 3 5 7 7 7 9 5 8 10 1 3 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 % Case Fatality # of Fatality Annual Case Fatality 2010-Oct 2022 (n=66, 1.3%) No of deaths Case Fatality
  • 36. Chronic / Pesistent Diarrhoea = 35, 36% Bloody Diarrhoea =62 64% Proportion of Bloody and Chronic diarrhoea cases collected from 2017 to Oct 2022 TaqMan Array Cards are high-throughput, accurate, sensitive, and simple-to-use tools for quantitative analysis of mRNA or miRNA transcripts using a real-time PCR protocol. They utilize a microfluidic card with 384 reaction chambers and eight sample loading ports. Interesting findings and the industry is already working on candidate vaccines… In one study, we tested for 35 organisms at once: 15 bacteria, 17 viruses, 1 fungus and 2 protozoan
  • 37. Nigeria Sentinel site surveillance for Paediatric Bacterial Meningitis (PBM) • Lagos (LUTH) • Enugu (UNTH) • Ilorin (UITH) • Benin (UBTH) • Bauchi (ATBUTH) • Ilorin, Zaria and Bauchi have been integrated into the Enhanced Meningitis Surveillance 37 • Before vaccine introduction • Demonstrate disease burden • Justification to introduce vaccine • Establish system to measure vaccine impact • Identify circulating strains • After vaccine introduction (Rotavac) • Monitor vaccination program impact • Monitor any change in circulating strains: needs strong laboratory support • Platform to evaluate safety New Vaccines Surveillance: When and why?
  • 38. Paediatric bacterial meningitis surveillance in Nigeria, from 2010 to 2016 Tagbo BN, Bancroft R, Fajolu I, Abdulkadir MB, Bashir MF, Okunola P, Isiaka A, Namadi L, Edelu BO, Onyejiaka N, Ihuoma CJ, Ndu F, Ozumba UC, Udeinya F,Ogunsola F, Saka AO, Fadeyi A , Aderibigbe SA, Abdulraheem J, Yusuf AG, Ogbogu P, Kanu C, Emina V, Makinwa J, Gehre F, Yusuf K, Braka F, Mwenda JM, Ticha JM, Nwodo D, Biey JN, Kwambana-Adams BA, Antonio M, for the African Paediatric Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance Network
  • 39. Background •Historically, Nigeria has experienced large bacterial meningitis outbreaks causing high morbidity and mortality in children <5 years old. •Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae are the predominant causes of this invasive disease (using meningitis as proxy) which are preventable by immunization. •(Men:Pneumo >> 1:>9)
  • 40. Background • In collaboration with the World Health Organisation, we conducted a longitudinal surveillance study across five sentinel hospitals within Nigeria to establish the burden of bacterial meningitis, • Aimed at providing data that supported the decision to introduce the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) to Nigeria’s immunization program and monitor impact
  • 41. Figure 1: A map of the 36 states within Nigeria, highlighting the 5 states in which the 5 sentinel hospitals are situated
  • 42. Methods •From 2010 to 2016, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) was collected from children <5 years, admitted to five sentinel Hospitals across Nigeria. •Microbiological and latex agglutination techniques were performed on samples to detect the presence of S.pneumoniae, N.meningitidis and H.influenzae. •Species-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and serotyping/serogrouping, was conducted to determine specific causative agents.
  • 43. Results •In total, 5134 children with suspected meningitis were enrolled at the five hospitals. •A higher percentage of IBD was observed in children with turbid CSF samples (10.5%) compared to those with clear CSF (2.2%). •The dominant pathogen was pneumococcus (46.4%), followed by meningococcus (34.6%) and H. influenzae (18.9%). •The case fatality rate for confirmed bacterial meningitis was 15%.
  • 44. Results •Overall, 53.6% of the pneumococcal meningitis cases were caused by serotypes covered by the PCV vaccines. •The most prevalent meningococcal and H. influenzae strains were serogroup W and Hib respectively
  • 45. Total Suspected Cases 5134 Culture Negative 4664 Culture Positive 53 Culture Not Done 126 Shipment to MRC Culture Positive 23 Received and PCR at MRC 1318 LUTH NM =15 SP = 16 HI = 7 ATBUTH NM =9 SP = 14 HI = 8 UITH NM =0 SP = 1 HI = 2 UNTH NM =1 SP = 4 HI = 0 UBTH NM =3 SP = 2 HI = 0 LUTH NM =0 SP = 4 HI = 2 ATBUTH NM =10 SP = 12 HI = 7 UITH NM =1 SP = 7 HI = 2 UNTH NM =2 SP = 6 HI = 0 UBTH NM =0 SP = 0 HI = 0 Culture Negative 1179 Culture Not Done 16 Culture at Sentinel site Others 291 Others 100 Many PCR positive cases were culture negative
  • 46. BINAX Pastorex Culture PCR BINAX Pastorex Culture PCR Pastorex Culture PCR Pastorex Culture PCR 0 25 50 75 100 Distribution (%) Detected Not Detected All Pathogens S.pneumoniae N.meningitidis H.influenzae 3 15 110 580 4825 1322 580 4825 110 1322 580 4825 1322 580 4825 1322 29 37 13 28 13 5 11 17 3 33 53 82 Sensitivity of Diagnostic Tests Used Most organisms were identified by Pastorex & PCR
  • 47. Distribution of Bacterial Meningitis per month January February M arch April M ay June July August Septem ber October Novem ber Decem ber 0 5 10 15 20 25 Number of Meningitis Cases per Month (n) S.pneumonaie N.meningitidis H.influenzae N. meningitidi s was more in the first half of the year
  • 49. Recommendation •Due to Nigeria’s large population vaccine programs for preventing meningitis were introduced in phases. •Continued surveillance is required to estimate vaccine impact as coverage improves and to determine the distribution of serotypes/serogroups of the predominant meningitis-causing pathogens across Nigeria in the post-vaccine era.
  • 51. My description of disease surveillance •Disease Surveillance is simply: •How do I pick up disease occurrence/ outbreaks earliest? •How do I report / document earliest? •How do I make meaning out of the data? •How do I respond earliest? •How do I monitor to see it has been adequately addressed? •How do I maintain vigilance thereafter to pick subsequent occurrences/ outbreaks or even new diseases? •How do I carry out all these in a coordinated manner on a large scale/ country wide / region wide scale? How do I ensure that I continue to improve and adapt the entire system/process to emerging trends?
  • 52. Arriving disease will not pre- announce itself! So, the way to pick it up is to put in place continuous, consistent, sensitive and untiring mechanisms and strategies Disease will not announce, “I am coming, station yourselves to pick me”
  • 53. Keywords – Sensitive and Responsive Surveillance System (Quality) The 2 keywords are sensitivity and responsiveness on a background of inclusiveness or comprehensiveness Questions? How do we make surveillance more sensitive? How do we make it more responsive? How do we build capacity? Entire System • Processes • Human resources • Material resources/ infrastructure • Governance
  • 54. DS system in Africa is relatively young Dx surveillance system in Africa is Relatively Young Still developing Has sub-optimal coverage >>> True disease burdens unknown?
  • 55. Disease Surveillance system in Africa is young Outbreaks missed or detected late Responses not prompt / not properly coordinated Resource allocation low >> Political / public perception of need low?
  • 56. A key lesson We can make it happen
  • 57. The Nigerian partnership model NCDC Ebola response - received international commendation Improved upon for Covid19 response in Nigeria Risk perception is key Partnership with private sector was good But only a small percentage who met certain requirements (orientation, std of care, resources and FG support/ collaboration) which should be upscaled (no of private facilities involved) and expanded (diseases covered) Spoke and wheel
  • 58. Other lessons • Local data is very important and better than extrapolation or assumptions • Local strains are also important and could differ significantly from globally common strains • Policy making should not only be evidence based but include local evidence • Helps monitor progress – burden, impact of control measures, strain replacement, dx agent replacement, platform for vaccine safety surveillance
  • 59. How do you set up a public health surveillance system? Steps in planning a surveillance system 1.Establish surveillance objectives 2.Develop case definitions for target diseases 3.Determine data sources data-collection mechanism (type of system) 4.Determine data-collection instruments / tools 5.Field-test methods 6.Develop and test analytic approach 7.Develop dissemination mechanism 8.Assure use of analysis and interpretation
  • 60. Lessons to learn Private sector is largely untapped in DS • Constitutes 33-60% of health facilities, >70% iof healthcare spending in Nigeria and cannot be ignored (60% of the population in Anambra) • How to fully integrate the private sector in DS Quality & Relevance • How to make surveillance more sensitive, responsive, comprehensive (every case), inclusive (no of disease covered) • More focus on disease elimination New / Emerging diseases • Heighten index of suspicion for outbreak of new diseases • Event surveillance, • One-health principle / orientation
  • 61. Case studies-1 Background Population > 5million >60% of health services are provided by private health facilities weak collaboration between the private and public health sector The engagement of private sector health practitioners significantly improved Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR). Methods To achieve this, a multipronged approach was used, including: Involvement of the private health sector groups in key sector stakeholder’s meetings, capacity building events and provision of working tools State training of 862 health care workers on IDSR with 30% from private sector Engagement of private sector stakeholders in strengthening disease surveillance and response yields results (Anambra state Southeast Nigeria
  • 62. Case studies-1 Inclusion of private sector in grassroot Integrated Data validation meetings across the 21 LGAs/Districts Procurement / distribution of documentation tools to all functional health facilities including the privately owned ones Orientation of the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) among others Done with funding support from the EU to WHO for implementing the project: “Strengthening the Nigerian Health System towards Achieving Universal Health Coverage” Results Since the beginning of the EU funded health systems strengthening intervention in the State, the capacity for disease detection, diagnosis, case management, stock management and documentation have improved Engagement of private sector stakeholders in strengthening disease surveillance and response yields results (Anambra state Southeast Nigeria July 2019
  • 63. Case studies-1 Response rate in implementation of policies & standards increased. Knowledge on disease notification and response as well as data management capacity equally improved Number of private health facilities generating and reporting IDSR data moved from 48 in May 2018 to 165 in December 2018 Significant increase in the coverage of TB services from 180 facilities in 2017 to 323 by 2018 ending, representing a 45% increase compared to previous year Overall, 23% increase in TB cases detection by December 2018 (2,300) compared to 1,800 detected in the previous year  This achievement is an all-time high for Anambra and occurred within a few weeks of the IDSR capacity scale up and orientation of the AGPMPN Engagement of private sector stakeholders in strengthening disease surveillance and response yields results (Anambra state Southeast Nigeria July 2019
  • 64. Case studies-2 Background To explore evidence regarding the involvement of private practitioners in routine disease notification Method Systematic review, Search of databases, 40 papers reviewed Results Low private sector participation Main barriers - inadequate knowledge, unsatisfactory attitudes and misperceptions that influence practices Complex reporting system with unclear guidelines Unsatisfactory attitudes of public sector program staff Infrastructural barriers e.g., unavailability of computers Inadequate skilled human resources Conclusion Periodic training, supportive supervision and regular feedback to both public and private sectors in order to improve case notification. Governments – provide leadership, foster public-private collaborative partnerships, regulatory role From habits of attrition to modes of inclusion: enhancing the role of private practitioners in routine disease surveillance. Phalkey RK et al
  • 65. Case studies-3 Background Assessed knowledge and practice of the private health-care facilities in DSN and explored models for private sector engagement in DSN in Southwestern Nigeria Methods Descriptive cross-sectional, using a semi-structured self-administered questionnaire Medical directors of 60 private health-care facilities in Osun State Results 53.3% ever notified LGA authorities 38.3% of facilities notified in the last 3 months 90.0% were willing to participate with Govt 15.0% regularly shared data with government monthly Predictors of good notification practice include: Having good knowledge of DSN Having received feedback from government or notified centers Having a designated DSN officer Conclusions High awareness and knowledge but poor practices of DSN were recorded Knowledge and practice of disease notification among private medical practitioners in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria . Adebimpe W & Oluremi A
  • 66. Case studies-4 Background: In Nigeria, private health facilities make up 33% of health facilities, >70% of healthcare spending, and >60% of healthcare contacts However, level of participation in DS system has been questioned Methods: Cross-sectional survey 507 private health facilities in South-West Nigeria (6 states) Investigate the level of compliance with disease surveillance reporting Factors that affect their participation Results: 40% of the private health facilities complied with routine DS reporting (17% to 60% across the 6 states in the zone) 34% had data collection tools, Compliance with disease surveillance and notification by private health providers in South-West Nigeria Makinde et al.
  • 67. Case studies-4 49% had designated professionals assigned to health records management Only 7% of the clinicians could properly identify the data tools Predictive factors to compliance with disease surveillance participation included: Awareness of a law on disease surveillance (OR=1.55 95% CI=1.08-2.24), Availability of reporting tools (OR=13.69, 95% CI=8.85-21.62), Availability of a designated health records officer (OR=3.9, 95% CI=2.68-5.73), Health records officers (OR=10.51, 95%CI=2.86-67.70) and clinicians (OR=2.49, 95% CI=1.22-5.25) with knowledge of DS Conclusion Private health facilities were poorly compliant with disease surveillance resulting in missed opportunities for prompt identification and response to threats of disease outbreaks Makinde et al. Compliance with disease surveillance and notification by private health providers in South- West Nigeria. Pan African Medical Journal. 2020;35:114. [doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.35.114.21188]
  • 68. Starting steps… Develop a roadmap with incremental targets of private sector coverage/ disease coverage Private sector involvement must be wholesome starting from planning stages…case definitions, etc. Sustainable funding strategis too!
  • 69. DS & R is developing in Africa Gross under-reporting especially from private sector Government stewardship / leadership is key Sensitive & responsive, quality inclusive/comprehensive DS Generate and apply evidence based boosting strategies Sustainable funding strategies Develop a comprehensive roadmap / framework Summary / Way forward
  • 70. References NCDC. Strategies to improve surveillance for COVID-19, guidance for states NCDC. Integration of private sector laboratories in national COVID-19 response Ahmadi et al. Disease Surveillance and Private Sector in the Metropolitans: A Troublesome Collaboration. Int J Prev Med 2013;4:1036-44. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793485/pdf/IJPVM-4-1036.pdf Kumar A, Furtado KM. Disease Surveillance: Engaging the Private Sector - The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2019-01/Disease_surveillance_pvtsector.pdf Engagement of private sector stakeholders in strengthening disease surveillance and response yields results (Anambra state South East Nigeria July 2019 https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2019-01/Disease_surveillance_pvtsector.pdf Anambra State Strategic Health Development Plan II, 2018 – 2022 From habits of attrition to modes of inclusion: enhancing the role of private practitioners in routine disease surveillance Revati K. Phalkey et al Adebimpe W & Oluremi A. Knowledge and practice of disease notification among private medical practitioners in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria Nig J Clin Pract. 2019;17 Makinde et al. Compliance with disease surveillance and notification by private health providers in South-West Nigeria. Pan African Medical Journal. 2020;35:114. [doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.35.114.21188] Available online at: https://www.panafrican- med-journal.com/content/article/35/114/full
  • 71. Thank you and God bless Jesus saves WHO New Vaccines (Disease) Surveillance Team

Editor's Notes

  1. 30 January 2023
  2. Inclusive – as many diseases as possible Comprehensive – coverage, all cases including private sector and rural communities