Proceedings of a workshop to discuss the epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease with emphasis on serotype a and b in the Americas, 2019

On March 9, 2019, a one-day workshop titled The current epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in the Americas, jointly organized by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR), and the National Research Council Canada (NRC), brought together experts in the epidemiology and surveillance of invasive Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) disease from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and its five regional reference laboratories in South America, USA, and Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. This workshop built upon recommendations of previous related workshops and incorporated updated data.

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The workshop organized by PHAC, CIHR, and NRC brought together experts from PAHO and its regional labs in South America, USA, and Canada to discuss the current epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in the Americas. The event built upon previous recommendations and included updated data.