Pertussis epidemiology in Canada, 2005-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is an endemic vaccine-preventable disease that affects the respiratory tract and is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. Between 1999 and 2004, the adolescent booster dose of pertussis was introduced across Canada. This report describes the epidemiology of pertussis in Canada from 2005 to 2019, the period after adolescent acellular vaccination was recommended.

Methods

We analyzed pertussis incidence by year, age groups, sex and geographic region using national surveillance data from the Canadian Notifiable Disease Surveillance System. Hospitalization data from the Discharge Abstract Database was used to investigate pertussis hospitalizations by sex and age. Deaths from pertussis were explored using Statistic

SUBMITTER: Bhagat D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9902035 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature