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- Title
Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of Salmonella Typhi Isolated in Thailand before and after the Introduction of a National Immunization Program.
- Authors
Dyson, Zoe A.; Holt, Kathryn E.; Thanh, Duy Pham; Vinh, Phat Voong; Thanh, Tuyen Ha; Rabaa, Maia A.; Thwaites, Guy E.; Baker, Stephen; Bodhidatta, Ladaporn; Mason, Carl Jeffries; Srijan, Apichai
- Abstract
Vaccines against Salmonella Typhi, the causative agent of typhoid fever, are commonly used by travellers, however, there are few examples of national immunization programs in endemic areas. There is therefore a paucity of data on the impact of typhoid immunization programs on localised populations of S. Typhi. Here we have used whole genome sequencing (WGS) to characterise 44 historical bacterial isolates collected before and after a national typhoid immunization program that was implemented in Thailand in 1977 in response to a large outbreak; the program was highly effective in reducing typhoid case numbers. Thai isolates were highly diverse, including 10 distinct phylogenetic lineages or genotypes. Novel prophage and plasmids were also detected, including examples that were previously only reported in Shigella sonnei and Escherichia coli. The majority of S. Typhi genotypes observed prior to the immunization program were not observed following it. Post-vaccine era isolates were more closely related to S. Typhi isolated from neighbouring countries than to earlier Thai isolates, providing no evidence for the local persistence of endemic S. Typhi following the national immunization program. Rather, later cases of typhoid appeared to be caused by the occasional importation of common genotypes from neighbouring Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. These data show the value of WGS in understanding the impacts of vaccination on pathogen populations and provide support for the proposal that large-scale typhoid immunization programs in endemic areas could result in lasting local disease elimination, although larger prospective studies are needed to test this directly.
- Subjects
THAILAND; SALMONELLA genetics; NUCLEOTIDE sequencing; SALMONELLA typhi; TYPHOID fever; TYPHOID vaccines; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL care; GOVERNMENT policy; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017, Vol 11, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1935-2727
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0005274