Pertussis Seasonality Evident in Polymerase Chain Reaction and Serological Testing Data, Queensland, Australia
Author(s)
Kaczmarek, Marlena C
Ware, Robert S
Nimmo, Graeme R
Robson, Jennifer MB
Lambert, Stephen B
Year published
2016
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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.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.
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Journal Title
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Volume
5
Issue
2
Subject
Medical Microbiology not elsewhere classified