Article de revue
Bordetella parapertussis outbreak in Bisham, Pakistan in 2009
Pertussis or whooping cough is a highly contagious community disease mainly caused by Bordetella pertussis andB. parapertussis. The researchers report a minor outbreak of whooping cough (2009–2010) in symptomatic subjects from Bisham, near Swat, Khyber Pukhtoonkhawa province, Pakistan. Interestingly, their results show that all the culture-positive isolates (n = 21) collected from children (average age 3·46 years), were identified as B. parapertussis after routine identification tests and PCR IS481, IS1001 and IS1002. Furthermore, in the affected patients, none had received immunization with diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DTPw) vaccine. Therefore, the possibility of the re-emergence of the disease due to limitation of basic health services as a result of the political unrest due to the 9/11 situation is also examined. Moreover, the study discusses the importance of vaccinating both adults and children with DTPwPaw vaccine containing both organisms for better protection.
Langues
- Anglais
Année de publication
2015
Journal
Epidemiology and Infection
Volume
12
Type
Article de revue
Catégories
- Prestation de services
Maladies
- Coqueluche
Pays
- Pakistan
Régions de l'OMS
- Région de la Méditerranée orientale