Epidemiology of Febrile Seizures During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program–Active (IMPACT) Study
Active surveillance for febrile seizures was conducted at 12 Canadian pediatric centers (August 2021-December 2022). Of 3367 cases, 649 (19%) were hospitalized, 156/3367 (5%) had laboratory-confirmed acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, 363 (11%) had non-SARS-CoV-2 infection and 107 (3%) occurred as adverse events following immunization (vaccinated within 15 days before presentation). Febrile seizures were more frequently associated with infection than vaccination.
Authors
- Shaun K. Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9809-0822)
- Laura Sauvé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2341-9018)
- Julie A. Bettinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2118-4174)
- Cora Constantinescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4228-5756)
- Rupeena Purewal
- Scott A. Halperin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0525-589X)
- Manish Sadarangani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9985-6452)
- Fahima Hassan
- Karina A. Top (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9981-368X)
- Hennady P. Shulha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7711-6529)
- Taj Jadavji
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Saskatchewan Health Authority (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Alberta Children's Hospital (CA)
- SickKids Foundation (CA)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2025-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004759
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.18