Slaughterhouse workers as reservoirs of zoonotic diseaseILRI
Poster by E.A.J. Cook, C.L. Gibbons, B,M.D. Bronsvoort, S. Kariuki and E.M. Fèvre presented at the 23rd European Congress for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Berlin, Germany, 27-30 April 2013.
Slaughterhouse workers as reservoirs of zoonotic diseaseILRI
Poster by E.A.J. Cook, C.L. Gibbons, B,M.D. Bronsvoort, S. Kariuki and E.M. Fèvre presented at the 23rd European Congress for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Berlin, Germany, 27-30 April 2013.
Characterization of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex Strains: A Multicenter...CrimsonpublishersCJMI
Characterization of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex Strains: A Multicenter Retrospective Greek Study by Lamprini Gkaravela in Cohesive Journal of Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Comparative antimicrobial activity of aspirin, paracetamol, flunixin meglumin...Bhoj Raj Singh
• Some of the tested drugs (NSAIDs including aspirin, diclofenac, meloxicam & flunixin meglumine) possess broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity but not in therapeutically achievable non-toxic concentrations in the body. Paracetamol was the least effective as antimicrobial similar to pheniramine maleate.
• A few of the NSAIDs may be evaluated as topical use antimicrobials (aspirin, diclofenac & flunixin) being microbial growth inhibitors at 0.128% concentration, similar levels of antimicrobial drugs including antibiotics are often used in topical antiseptic preparations (gels/ ointments/creams/powders/ lotions).
• Studies should be conducted on synergism/ antagonism of NSAIDs with commonly used antibiotics and herbal antimicrobials so that antimicrobial potential of NSAIDs can be therapeutically utilized.
• Susceptibility of bacteria to NSAIDs may be an aid in the differentiation of a few bacteria like Klebsiella and Raoultella; Enterococcus and Streptococcus (meloxicam); Bacillus and Paenibacillus (Diclofenac). However, multicentric studies on a greater number of strains are essential to establish the difference.
Disease frequency of selected bacterial zoonoses in small ruminants in Tana R...ILRI
Poster prepared by Martin Wainaina, Johanna Lindahl, Anne Mayer-Scholl, Kristina Roesel, Deborah Mbotha, Uwe Roesler, Delia Grace, Bernard Bett and Sascha Al Dahouk for the Kenya One Health Online Conference, 6-8 December 2021
Talk at Doherty Institute Advances in Microbial Genomics for Public Health and Clinical Microbiology symposium.
Salmonella genomics for epidemiology and emerging threats.
Sero-evidence of zoonotic viruses in rodents and humans in Kibera informal se...ILRI
Poster prepared Joseph Ogola, Hussein Alburkat, Moses Masika, Essi Korhonen, Ruut Uusitalo, Philip Nyaga, Omu Anzala, Olli Vapalahti, Tarja Sironen and Kristian M. Forbes for the Kenya One Health Online Conference, 6-8 December 2021
Directly acting antivirals and Visceral Leishmaniasis: A case reportRxVichuZ
This presentation deals with visceral leishmaniasis induced by directly acting antivirals in a patient with Hepatitis C infection.
Case details in summary, along with case report publication details have been summarized.
References have been provided below each slide.
Whole genome sequencing as a starting point to understanding antimicrobial re...Jennifer Gardy
Slides from my Sunday, June 19 symposium talk on using genomics as a tool for understanding antimicrobial resistance at the ASM Microbe 2016 conference.
Ebola virus disease in the democratic republic of Congo{Momina mehmood
The EVD outbreak in the DRC has clinical and epidemiologic characteristics that are similar to those of previous EVD outbreaks in equatorial Africa.
The causal agent is a local EBOV variant, and this outbreak has a zoonotic origin different from that in the 2014 epidemic in West Africa.
Emergence of a virulent new meningococcal W sequence type 11 in South America: experience, control measures and impact
http://www.meningitis.org/conference2015
Meningococcal carriage in the African meningitis belt and the impact of MenAfriVac: an overview of the MenAfriCar project
http://www.meningitis.org/conference2015
Characterization of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex Strains: A Multicenter...CrimsonpublishersCJMI
Characterization of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex Strains: A Multicenter Retrospective Greek Study by Lamprini Gkaravela in Cohesive Journal of Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Comparative antimicrobial activity of aspirin, paracetamol, flunixin meglumin...Bhoj Raj Singh
• Some of the tested drugs (NSAIDs including aspirin, diclofenac, meloxicam & flunixin meglumine) possess broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity but not in therapeutically achievable non-toxic concentrations in the body. Paracetamol was the least effective as antimicrobial similar to pheniramine maleate.
• A few of the NSAIDs may be evaluated as topical use antimicrobials (aspirin, diclofenac & flunixin) being microbial growth inhibitors at 0.128% concentration, similar levels of antimicrobial drugs including antibiotics are often used in topical antiseptic preparations (gels/ ointments/creams/powders/ lotions).
• Studies should be conducted on synergism/ antagonism of NSAIDs with commonly used antibiotics and herbal antimicrobials so that antimicrobial potential of NSAIDs can be therapeutically utilized.
• Susceptibility of bacteria to NSAIDs may be an aid in the differentiation of a few bacteria like Klebsiella and Raoultella; Enterococcus and Streptococcus (meloxicam); Bacillus and Paenibacillus (Diclofenac). However, multicentric studies on a greater number of strains are essential to establish the difference.
Disease frequency of selected bacterial zoonoses in small ruminants in Tana R...ILRI
Poster prepared by Martin Wainaina, Johanna Lindahl, Anne Mayer-Scholl, Kristina Roesel, Deborah Mbotha, Uwe Roesler, Delia Grace, Bernard Bett and Sascha Al Dahouk for the Kenya One Health Online Conference, 6-8 December 2021
Talk at Doherty Institute Advances in Microbial Genomics for Public Health and Clinical Microbiology symposium.
Salmonella genomics for epidemiology and emerging threats.
Sero-evidence of zoonotic viruses in rodents and humans in Kibera informal se...ILRI
Poster prepared Joseph Ogola, Hussein Alburkat, Moses Masika, Essi Korhonen, Ruut Uusitalo, Philip Nyaga, Omu Anzala, Olli Vapalahti, Tarja Sironen and Kristian M. Forbes for the Kenya One Health Online Conference, 6-8 December 2021
Directly acting antivirals and Visceral Leishmaniasis: A case reportRxVichuZ
This presentation deals with visceral leishmaniasis induced by directly acting antivirals in a patient with Hepatitis C infection.
Case details in summary, along with case report publication details have been summarized.
References have been provided below each slide.
Whole genome sequencing as a starting point to understanding antimicrobial re...Jennifer Gardy
Slides from my Sunday, June 19 symposium talk on using genomics as a tool for understanding antimicrobial resistance at the ASM Microbe 2016 conference.
Ebola virus disease in the democratic republic of Congo{Momina mehmood
The EVD outbreak in the DRC has clinical and epidemiologic characteristics that are similar to those of previous EVD outbreaks in equatorial Africa.
The causal agent is a local EBOV variant, and this outbreak has a zoonotic origin different from that in the 2014 epidemic in West Africa.
Emergence of a virulent new meningococcal W sequence type 11 in South America: experience, control measures and impact
http://www.meningitis.org/conference2015
Meningococcal carriage in the African meningitis belt and the impact of MenAfriVac: an overview of the MenAfriCar project
http://www.meningitis.org/conference2015
Current epidemiology of meningococcal disease in the African meningitis belt and new WHO outbreak response guidelines after the Meningitis Vaccine Project
http://www.meningitis.org/conference2015
The meaning of meningococcal carriage - Slideset by Professor Adam FinnWAidid
Professor Finn on the risks of meningococcal
disease. The slideset face the effects of vaccines, the speculation about meningococcal infection and respiratory viruses, so as the epidemiology & evolving vaccine
strategies in Europe and Africa.
Presentation from the ECDC expert consultation on Whole Genome Sequencing organised by the European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control - Stockholm, 19 November 2015
Adv. biopharm. APPLICATION OF PHARMACOKINETICS : TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMSAkankshaAshtankar
MIP 201T & MPH 202T
ADVANCED BIOPHARMACEUTICS & PHARMACOKINETICS : UNIT 5
APPLICATION OF PHARMACOKINETICS : TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS By - AKANKSHA ASHTANKAR
Basavarajeeyam is an important text for ayurvedic physician belonging to andhra pradehs. It is a popular compendium in various parts of our country as well as in andhra pradesh. The content of the text was presented in sanskrit and telugu language (Bilingual). One of the most famous book in ayurvedic pharmaceutics and therapeutics. This book contains 25 chapters called as prakaranas. Many rasaoushadis were explained, pioneer of dhatu druti, nadi pareeksha, mutra pareeksha etc. Belongs to the period of 15-16 century. New diseases like upadamsha, phiranga rogas are explained.
These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
Learning objectives:
1. Enlist the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract
2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 39, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 34, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
4. Non-respiratory functions of the lungs https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/13/3/98/278874
Flu Vaccine Alert in Bangalore Karnatakaaddon Scans
As flu season approaches, health officials in Bangalore, Karnataka, are urging residents to get their flu vaccinations. The seasonal flu, while common, can lead to severe health complications, particularly for vulnerable populations such as young children, the elderly, and those with underlying health conditions.
Dr. Vidisha Kumari, a leading epidemiologist in Bangalore, emphasizes the importance of getting vaccinated. "The flu vaccine is our best defense against the influenza virus. It not only protects individuals but also helps prevent the spread of the virus in our communities," he says.
This year, the flu season is expected to coincide with a potential increase in other respiratory illnesses. The Karnataka Health Department has launched an awareness campaign highlighting the significance of flu vaccinations. They have set up multiple vaccination centers across Bangalore, making it convenient for residents to receive their shots.
To encourage widespread vaccination, the government is also collaborating with local schools, workplaces, and community centers to facilitate vaccination drives. Special attention is being given to ensuring that the vaccine is accessible to all, including marginalized communities who may have limited access to healthcare.
Residents are reminded that the flu vaccine is safe and effective. Common side effects are mild and may include soreness at the injection site, mild fever, or muscle aches. These side effects are generally short-lived and far less severe than the flu itself.
Healthcare providers are also stressing the importance of continuing COVID-19 precautions. Wearing masks, practicing good hand hygiene, and maintaining social distancing are still crucial, especially in crowded places.
Protect yourself and your loved ones by getting vaccinated. Together, we can help keep Bangalore healthy and safe this flu season. For more information on vaccination centers and schedules, residents can visit the Karnataka Health Department’s official website or follow their social media pages.
Stay informed, stay safe, and get your flu shot today!
These lecture slides, by Dr Sidra Arshad, offer a quick overview of the physiological basis of a normal electrocardiogram.
Learning objectives:
1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar lead (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
6. Describe the flow of current around the heart during the cardiac cycle
7. Discuss the placement and polarity of the leads of electrocardiograph
8. Describe the normal electrocardiograms recorded from the limb leads and explain the physiological basis of the different records that are obtained
9. Define mean electrical vector (axis) of the heart and give the normal range
10. Define the mean QRS vector
11. Describe the axes of leads (hexagonal reference system)
12. Comprehend the vectorial analysis of the normal ECG
13. Determine the mean electrical axis of the ventricular QRS and appreciate the mean axis deviation
14. Explain the concepts of current of injury, J point, and their significance
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 11, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 9, Human Physiology - From Cells to Systems, Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. Chapter 3, Cardiology Explained, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2214/
7. ECG Basics, http://www.nataliescasebook.com/tag/e-c-g-basics
- Video recording of this lecture in English language: https://youtu.be/lK81BzxMqdo
- Video recording of this lecture in Arabic language: https://youtu.be/Ve4P0COk9OI
- Link to download the book free: https://nephrotube.blogspot.com/p/nephrotube-nephrology-books.html
- Link to NephroTube website: www.NephroTube.com
- Link to NephroTube social media accounts: https://nephrotube.blogspot.com/p/join-nephrotube-on-social-media.html
The Gram stain is a fundamental technique in microbiology used to classify bacteria based on their cell wall structure. It provides a quick and simple method to distinguish between Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, which have different susceptibilities to antibiotics
- Video recording of this lecture in English language: https://youtu.be/kqbnxVAZs-0
- Video recording of this lecture in Arabic language: https://youtu.be/SINlygW1Mpc
- Link to download the book free: https://nephrotube.blogspot.com/p/nephrotube-nephrology-books.html
- Link to NephroTube website: www.NephroTube.com
- Link to NephroTube social media accounts: https://nephrotube.blogspot.com/p/join-nephrotube-on-social-media.html
2. Meningococcal structure and
characterisation
Jolley, K. A., Brehony, C. & Maiden, M. C. (2007). Molecular typing of meningococci:
recommendations for target choice and nomenclature. FEMS Microbiol Rev 31, 89-96.
Component Phenotypic Genotypic
Capsule Serogroup cps region
OMPS Serotype,
Subtype, etc.
porA, porB,
fetA, etc.
Housekeeping
genes
MLEE MLST
Ribosomes MALDITOF 16s rRNA,
rMLST
Neisseria meningitidis B: P1.7,16: F3-3: ST-32 (cc32)
3. Meningococcal disease, England &
Wales: the long view
-
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
Incidencerate/100,000
Year
The Big Questions:
(i) Why was there such high
disease incidence mid-1980s –
mid-2000s?;
(ii) Why has it reduced?; and,
(iii) What is likely to happen next?
Cerebrospinal Fever Meningococcal: infection meningitis & septicaemia
Data: courtesy Mary Ramsay Shamaz Ladhani, Public Health England
4. Meningococcal disease epidemics
England & Wales 1984-2013
Data: Meningococcal Reference Unit, Public Health England
1982-1990
Stonehouse
Outbreak
Group B
1993-1999
Group C
Outbreaks
2001 -
Group B
Incidence
declines
Late 1999
Group C
Conjugate
Meningococcal
(MCC) Vaccines
introduced
5. Meningitis Research Foundation
Meningococcus Genome Library
• Charity funded.
• Open access.
• All available England
and Wales, Scotland
(and Ireland, WT
funded) meningococcal
isolates.
• Assembled &
annotated contiguous
sequence data.
http://www.meningitis.org/current-projects/genome
6. Diversity of disease causing meningococci
MRF-MGL isolates 2010-2012
Hill, D.M.C., Lucidarme, J., Gray S.J., Newbold , L.S., Ure, R., Brehony, C., Harrison, O.B., Bray, J.E.,
Jolley, K.A., Bratcher H.B.,, Parkhill, J., Tang, C.M., Borrow, R., and Maiden, M.C.J. Genomic
epidemiology of age-associated meningococcal lineages in national surveillance: an observational
cohort study. Lancet Infectious diseases, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00267-4
• A total of 923 isolates from
England, Wales and Northern
Ireland.
• 899 from England and Wales:
• Scanned at >2000 loci;
• 2-313 alleles/locus;
• 219 STs, 22 clonal
complexes;
• 496 rSTs (ribosomal
sequence types);
• Most isolates (78%)
belonged to 6 clonal
complexes.
7. 0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
1975 ~ 1985 ~ 1995 ~ 1999 2000 2001 ~ 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
41/44 269 11 32 8 213 23 167 174 22 Other UA NT
Epidemics are dominated by particular
meningococci
Hill, D.M.C., Lucidarme, J., Gray S.J., Newbold , L.S., Ure, R., Brehony, C., Harrison, O.B., Bray, J.E.,
Jolley, K.A., Bratcher H.B.,, Parkhill, J., Tang, C.M., Borrow, R., and Maiden, M.C.J. Genomic
epidemiology of age-associated meningococcal lineages in national surveillance: an observational
cohort study. Lancet Infectious diseases, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00267-4
8. Age association of meningococcal
genotypes (MRF-MGL 2010-2012)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
<1 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-39 40-49 50-69 >70
Proportionofcases
Age category
Minor clonal complexes
ND
ST-174 complex
ST-461 complex
ST-162 complex
ST-22 complex
ST-23 complex/Cluster A3
ST-213 complex
ST-60 complex
ST-41/44 complex/Lineage 3
ST-269 complex
ST-32 complex/ET-5 complex
ST-11 complex/ET-37 complex
Hill, D.M.C., Lucidarme, J., Gray S.J., Newbold , L.S., Ure, R., Brehony, C., Harrison, O.B., Bray, J.E.,
Jolley, K.A., Bratcher H.B.,, Parkhill, J., Tang, C.M., Borrow, R., and Maiden, M.C.J. Genomic
epidemiology of age-associated meningococcal lineages in national surveillance: an observational
cohort study. Lancet Infectious diseases, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00267-4
10. Meningococcal carriage by age
Christensen, H., May, M., Bowen, L., Hickman, M. & Trotter, C. L. (2010). Meningococcal carriage by
age: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 10, 853-861.
11. 100 years of disease and carriage
studies
Glover, J. A. (1918). "Spacing out"
in the Prevention of Military
Epidemics of Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
Br Med J 2, 509-512.
Glover, J. A. (1918). Observations
on the Meningococcus Carrier-
Rate in relation to density of
population in Sleeping Quarters. J
Hyg (Lond) 17, 367-379.
Glover, J. A. (1918). The Cerebro-
Spinal Fever Epidemic of 1917 at X
Depot. J Hyg (Lond) 17, 350-365.
12. Meningococcal disease England & Wales
Data: Meningococcal Reference Unit, Public Health England
Late 1999
Group C
Conjugate
Meningococcal
(MCC) Vaccines
introduced
13. UK Meningococcal carriage study:
UKMenCar1-3, 1999-2001
Ibarz-Pavon, A. B., et al. (2011). Changes in serogroup and genotype prevalence among carried meningococci in the United Kingdom during
vaccine implementation. J Infect Dis 204, 1046-1053.
Maiden, M. C., et al. (2008). Impact of Meningococcal Serogroup C Conjugate Vaccines on Carriage and Herd Immunity. J Infect Dis 197,
737-743.
Maiden, M. C., Stuart, J. M. & Group, U. M. C. (2002). Carriage of serogroup C meningococci 1 year after meningococcal C conjugate
polysaccharide vaccination. Lancet 359, 1829-1831.
Glasgow
Stockport
Nottingham
Oxford
London
Plymouth
Wales
MRU/SMPRL
Phenotype
16,700 X 3
Sequence type siaD/cnl
Questionnaire
Risk factors for carriage
2,500 X 3
14. UKMenCar 1-3: 8,000 carried meningococci, a
diverse population
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
1999 2000 2001
Proportionofmeningococci(%)
Year
ST-11 complex
ST-865 complex
ST-8 complex
ST-254 complex
ST-212 complex
ST-162 complex
ST-92 complex
ST-18 complex
ST-178 complex
ST-1136 complex
ST-750 complex
ST-41/44 complex
ST-167 complex
ST-32 complex
ST-60 complex
ST-282 complex
ST-364 complex
ST-35 complex
ST-22 complex
ST-198 complex
ST-103 complex
ST-23 complex
ST-53 complex
ST-1157 complex
ST-269 complex
ST-1117 complex
ST-213 complex
ST-461 complex
ST-174 complex
ST-106 complex
ST-116 complex
ST-334 complex
ST-37 complex
ST-376 complex
Ibarz-Pavon, A. B., Maclennan, J., Andrews, N. J., Urwin, R., Gray, S. J., Clarke, S. C., Walker, A. M., Evans, M. R., Kroll, J. S., Neal,
K. R., Ala'aldeen, D. A., Crook, D. W., Cann, K., Harrison, S., Cunningham, R., Baxter, D., Kaczmarski, E., Cameron, J. C. & Stuart,
J. M., & Maiden, M. C. (In press). Changes in serogroup and genotype prevalence among carried meningococci in the United
Kingdom during vaccine implementation. J Infect Dis.
15. UKMenCar1-3:
major disease associated lineages
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
1999 2000 2001
Proportionofmeningococci(%)
Year
ST-11 complex ST-8 complex
ST-41/44 complex ST-32 complex
ST-269 complex
Clonal
complex
1998/9
n
1998/9
%
2000/1
n
2000/1
%
ST-11
complex
553 32.8 264 20.5
ST-41/44
complex
423 25.1 373 28.9
ST-269
complex
253 15.0 275 21.3
ST-32
complex
99 5.9 79 6.1
ST-8
complex
84 5.0 15 1.2
a) Carried meningococcal clonal complexes b) Clonal complexes isolated from disease
Maiden, M. C., Ibarz-Pavon, A. B., Urwin, R., Gray, S. J., Andrews, N. J., Clarke,
S. C., Walker, A. M., Evans, M. R., Kroll, J. S., Neal, K. R., Ala'aldeen, D. A.,
Crook, D. W., Cann, K., Harrison, S., Cunningham, R., Baxter, D., Kaczmarski, E.,
Maclennan, J., Cameron, J. C. & Stuart, J. M. (2008). Impact of Meningococcal
Serogroup C Conjugate Vaccines on Carriage and Herd Immunity. J Infect Dis
197, 737-743.
16. UKMenCar 1-3: Carriage of ST-11
genogroup C isolates
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.25
0.3
0.35
1999 2000 2001
%Carriage
Year
NG
C
Maiden, M. C., et al. (2008). Impact of Meningococcal Serogroup C Conjugate Vaccines
on Carriage and Herd Immunity. J Infect Dis 197, 737-743.
18. Risk factors for carriage
Smoking Kissing
Y Y
Y N
N Y
N N
MacLennan, J., Kafatos, G., Neal, K., Andrews, N., Cameron, J. C., Roberts, R., Evans, M.
R., Cann, K., Baxter, D. N., Maiden, M. C. & Stuart, J. M. (2006). Social behavior and
meningococcal carriage in British teenagers. Emerg Infect Dis 12, 950-957.
19. The long-term impact of herd
immunity
Trotter, C. L. & Maiden, M. C. (2009). Meningococcal vaccines and herd immunity: lessons
learned from serogroup C conjugate vaccination programs. Expert Review Vaccines 8, 851-861.
20. Meningococcal disease England & Wales
Data: Meningococcal Reference Unit, Public Health England
1982-1990
Stonehouse
Outbreak
Group B
1993-1999
Group C
Outbreaks
2001 -
Group B
Incidence
Declines
Late 1999
Group C
Conjugate
Meningococcal
(MCC) Vaccine
introduced
21. UKMenCar4: Initial aims
1) Compare the genotypes of
meningococcal disease and
carriage isolates in high and low
incidence settings (UK 1999 and
UK 2014).
2) Investigate the risk factors for
meningococcal carriage and in
particular the effect of changes in
social behaviour with respect to
smoking, kissing, and socialising.
Incidence Carriage Disease
High (1999) ✔ ✔
Low (2014) ✔ ✔
22. UK Meningococcal carriage study,
UKMenCar4: 2014-5
Glasgow
Stockport
Manchester
Oxford
London
Plymouth
Cardiff
MaidstoneBristol
Wigan
Preston
• Multi-centre cross-sectional survey
of meningococcal carriage
• 18,000 UK teenagers
• Compared to UKmenCAR1-3:
– Similar study sites;
– Same age group;
– Sampling in schools/colleges;
– Similar time of year (but
extended from autumn to
spring);
– Similar microbiological
methods;
– Same key risk factors.
26. Analysis of study data
These are just some of the
types of analyses possible …
27. Cluster 1
Cluster 2
Cluster 3
Genome analysis of disease and
carriage isolates from Chad
Reference genome: 2070 genes from ST5
WUE2594 [Schoen, C. et al., 2011]
Genome comparator output:
1542 genes identical in all genomes (1347
share same allele as ref/196 have a different
allele);
66 genes missing in all 23 genomes;
221 incomplete genes were excluded;
242 variable genes.
Diallo K, Trotter C, Borrow R, Stuart JM, Greenwood BM, Maiden MCJ, &
MenAfriCar consortium. Unpublished.
28. UKMenCar4 totals by centre
Centre Recruitment
target
Final total
Glasgow 2600 2632
Bristol 2600 1814
London 2600 1933
Oxford 2600 2141
Stockport 2600 2438
Cardiff 2600 3130
Plymouth 1500 2252
Maidstone 1000 1022
Preston 1000 1016
Central Manchester
& Wigan
1000 3497
Total 20,100 21,874
31. Meningococcal disease England & Wales
Data: Meningococcal Reference Unit, Public Health England
1982-1990
Stonehouse
Outbreak
Group B
1993-1999
Group C
Outbreaks
2001 -
Group B
Incidence
declines
Late 1999
Group C
Conjugate
Meningococcal
(MCC) Vaccine
introduced
What
Next?
32. MRF Genome Library Era:
England and Wales 2010-2015
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
B
C
W
Y
http://www.meningitis.org/current-projects/genome
33. Lineage 11 (cc11) Group W: UK
epidemiology
Current UK
UK Hajj
UK
1996 (n=3)
1997 (n=2)
1998 (n=2)
UK
1975 (n=6)
1987 (n=1)
1989 (n=1)
1990 (n=1)
UK
1996 (n=2)
1998 (n=1)
Argentina 2008-2012
Brazil 2008-2011
Current South Africa
Lucidarme, J., Hill, D. M., Bratcher, H. B., Gray, S. J., du Plessis, M., Tsang, R. S., Vazquez, J. A., Taha, M. K., Ceyhan,
M., Efron, A. M., Gorla, M. C., Findlow, J., Jolley, K. A., Maiden, M. C. & Borrow, R. (2015). Genomic resolution of an
aggressive, widespread, diverse and expanding meningococcal serogroup B, C and W lineage. J Infect In the press.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
NumberofCases
Year
N. meningitidis cases per year among inpatients in Bamako, Mali
(2002-2012)
Group A
meningococcal
cases
Group W135
meningococcal
cases
Nm W England and Wales
35. UKMenCar5: Evaluation of changes in the UK national
meningococcal immunisation programme
UKMenCar4 provides the pre-vaccination baseline for
circulating meningococci and will allow full evaluation
of the impact of ACWY vaccine on meningococcal
populations.
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
UKMenCar4 ACWY vaccination UKMenCar5
with catch up
This is shown in this slide of the odds ratio of carriage using a baseline of the youngest participants who were 15 years o age. The odds of carriage increases more than two fold between 15 and 19 years of age. The graph on the right shows how the carriage prevalence changes according to specific risk factors, namely smoking, kissing and attendance at pubs and clubs. The x axis shows how carriage of meningococci increases as attendance at pubs and clubs in the previous week increases in the absence of other risk factors. If you add in other risk factors of smoking and intimite kissing, the carriage rates increase such that these ones, the party animals, who are smoking, kissing and found out on the town most nights, have rates of carriage four times higher than these ones, the party poopers who don’t have any of these risk factors. And once you adjust for these risk factors, you can see that age no longer has an effect. And so it is not age per se that is responsible for the observed increase in meningococcal carriage, but their behaviour.
Oxidase Test:
Positive for the enzyme cytochrome c oxidase (a large transmembrane protein complex found in bacteria - It is the last enzyme in the respiratory electron transport chain of the bacterial membrane.
Grams Stain: Gm(-) diplococci
Tributyrin Test: hydrolysis enzyme
Second generation sequencing does not produce ‘trace files’ like Sanger sequencing, electronic reads are processed directly using Velvet (algorithm based de novo genomic assembler)
Additional programs are needed if the sequence files need to be viewed – something like Bowtie (an ultrafast memory-efficient short read aligner from
Johns Hopkins Univ.) + Tablet (high-performance graphical viewer from The James Hutton Inst.)
Antigen distribution (pie charts from Ellie’s paper)
Comparison to disease in the UK (graph from Dot’s paper)
Full characterisation of isolates has not yet been undertaken, and these are the rates of putative meningococci that hae been identified to the level of oxidase positive, gram negative meningococci, and we know we will find some commensals and some moraxella amongst them. Despite this, I think it is clear that the overall carriage rates have dropped by at least 50%. Consistently seen across the centres. Previously carriage rates were around 17-18%, now they are more like 8% and bearing in mind these are putative meningoccocci these rates are likely to drop.
We were particularly interested in changes in smoking habits over the past 15 years, most notably the smoking ban in 2006 in Scotland and 2007 in the UK would have on meningococcal carriage, possibly counteracted in part by an increase in shisha smoking which was almost non-existent fifteen years ago amongst teenagers and becoming more popular now. There are few data available on how much teenagers are currently shisha, and we thought that potentially it provided a warm moist environment in the presence of tobacco smoke and a shared mouthpiece which might facilitate transmission of meningococci.