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1. Increasing Incidence of Invasive Group A Streptococcus Disease in First Nations Population, Alberta, Canada, 2003–2017

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Gregory J. Tyrrell, Christopher Bell, Lea Bill, and Sumana Fathima

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First Nations, invasive group A streptococcus disease, iGAS, Streptococcus pyogenes, emm type, high incidence, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
Abstract

The incidence of invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS) disease in the general population in Alberta, Canada, has been steadily increasing. To determine whether rates for specific populations such as First Nations are also increasing, we investigated iGAS cases among First Nations persons in Alberta during 2003–2017. We identified cases by isolating GAS from a sterile site and performing emm typing. We collected demographic, social, behavioral, and clinical data for patients. During the study period, 669 cases of iGAS in First Nations persons were reported. Incidence increased from 10.0 cases/100,000 persons in 2003 to 52.2 cases/100,000 persons in 2017. The 2017 rate was 6 times higher for the First Nations population than for non–First Nations populations (8.7 cases/100,000 persons). The 5 most common emm types from First Nations patients were 59, 101, 82, 41, and 11. These data indicate that iGAS is severely affecting the First Nations population in Alberta, Canada.

Published
2021
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2. Increasing Incidence of Invasive Group A Streptococcus Disease in First Nations Population, Alberta, Canada, 2003–2017

Author

Sumana Fathima, Gregory J. Tyrrell, Christopher A. Bell, and Lea Bill

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Microbiology (medical), Canada, Increasing Incidence of Invasive Group A Streptococcus Disease in First Nations Population, Alberta, Canada, 2003–2017, Streptococcus pyogenes, Epidemiology, 030231 tropical medicine, Population, lcsh:Medicine, Disease, invasive group A streptococcus disease, lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases, Alberta, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Emm type, Streptococcal Infections, Humans, Medicine, lcsh:RC109-216, Indigenous Canadians, 030212 general & internal medicine, bacteria, education, First Nations, Antigens, Bacterial, education.field_of_study, business.industry, Research, Incidence, Incidence (epidemiology), lcsh:R, Alberta canada, Infectious Diseases, streptococci, GAS, emm type, High incidence, iGAS, Invasive group, high incidence, business, Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins, Demography
Abstract

The incidence of invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS) disease in the general population in Alberta, Canada, has been steadily increasing. To determine whether rates for specific populations such as First Nations are also increasing, we investigated iGAS cases among First Nations persons in Alberta during 2003–2017. We identified cases by isolating GAS from a sterile site and performing emm typing. We collected demographic, social, behavioral, and clinical data for patients. During the study period, 669 cases of iGAS in First Nations persons were reported. Incidence increased from 10.0 cases/100,000 persons in 2003 to 52.2 cases/100,000 persons in 2017. The 2017 rate was 6 times higher for the First Nations population than for non–First Nations populations (8.7 cases/100,000 persons). The 5 most common emm types from First Nations patients were 59, 101, 82, 41, and 11. These data indicate that iGAS is severely affecting the First Nations population in Alberta, Canada.

Published
2021

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