Pertussis

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Disease facts

Pertussis is also known as whooping cough. It is a highly infectious bacterial disease involving the respiratory tract.

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Systematic reviews, expert opinions and public health guidance on pertussis

ECDC promotes the performance of external quality assessment (EQA) schemes, in which laboratories are sent simulated clinical specimens or bacterial isolates for testing by routine or reference laboratory methods.

Prevention and control

The most important way to prevent pertussis is through complete immunisation.

Facts

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious acute respiratory infection, caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis.

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Pertussis

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Disease data from ECDC Surveillance Atlas

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Pertussis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

Surveillance systems overview for 2018

Children Immunization App (CIMA) among Syrian refugees in Zaatari Camp, Jordan: Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled pilot trial intervention study

Why we need more collaboration in Europe to enhance post-marketing surveillance of vaccines

Pertussis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

Why we need more collaboration in Europe to enhance post-marketing surveillance of vaccines

Children Immunization App (CIMA) among Syrian refugees in Zaatari Camp, Jordan: Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled pilot trial intervention study

Pertussis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2017

Pertactin-Negative Variants of Bordetella pertussis in the United States

Waning Protection after Fifth Dose of Acellular Pertussis Vaccine in ChildrenArchived

Risk of febrile seizures and epilepsy after vaccination with diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, inactivated poliovirus, and Haemophilus influenzae type BArchived

Accelerating Control of Pertussis in England and WalesArchived

Surveillance systems overview for 2018

Surveillance systems overview for 2017

Surveillance systems overview for 2016

Surveillance systems overview for 2015

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