Pertussis Seasonality Evident in Polymerase Chain Reaction and Serological Testing Data, Queensland, Australia.

Authors :: Kaczmarek MC
Ware RS
Nimmo GR
Robson JM
Lambert SB
Source :: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society [J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc] 2016 Jun; Vol. 5 (2), pp. 214-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jan 28.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: We investigated the seasonality of pertussis in Queensland, Australia, between 2008 and 2011 using notification and laboratory data. Polymerase chain reaction and serology testing data demonstrate that in the vaccine era, pertussis remains a seasonal illness, with annual peaks in summer months, and that the seasonality of notification data is masked by testing trends.<br /> (© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)

Subjects :: Bordetella pertussis
Humans
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Queensland epidemiology
Seasons
Whooping Cough epidemiology

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