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Airborne and Direct Contact Diseases - Haemophilus influenzae disease

Haemophilius influenzae are Gram--negative coccibacilli that are divided into unencapsulated (nontypable) and encapsulated strains. The encapsulated strains are further classified into serotypes a through f, based on the antigenic characteristic of their polysaccharide capsules. H. influenzae serotype b (Hib) is the most pathogenic. Since 1990, routine use of the Hib conjugate vaccine has decreased the incidence of invasive Hib disease in children. Maine monitors the incidence of invasive H. influenzae through mandatory reporting by health care providers, clinical laboratories and other public health partners. Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) can become a very serious infection in chidren 5 and under

• Haemophilus Influenzae surveillance report 2007 (Adobe PDF*) (*free viewer)
• For information on Hib vaccine and recommendations for child vaccination please see Vaccine Information Sheet (VIS)
• Report of Haemophilus influenzae disease in Maine (Adobe PDF*) (*free viewer)
• Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease Adobe PDF*(*free viewer)
• Move fact sheets Microsoft Word* or Adobe PDF* (*free viewer)
• Federal CDC Haemophilus Influenzae page

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