Review of the 2008–2009 pertussis epidemic in NSW: notifications and hospitalisations
Open Access
- 1 January 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by The Sax Institute in New South Wales Public Health Bulletin
- Vol. 21 (8), 167-173
- https://doi.org/10.1071/nb10031
Abstract
In 2008 and 2009 increased numbers of pertussis notifications were reported in NSW. During the epidemic period, the pertussis notification rate was 2.7 times higher than the previous 5-year average. Rates of pertussis notifications and hospitalisations were highest among infants aged less than 1 year across all years studied. Compared to previous years, the notification rate for children aged 1-4 years increased dramatically and was particularly striking for children aged 3 years with notifications exceeding those for infants in 2009. Changes in testing practices during the epidemic period, including a significant increase in the use of polymerase chain reaction, may account for some of the relative increase in size of the 2008-2009 outbreak compared with previous outbreak years.Keywords
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