Open AccessA Countywide Outbreak of Pertussis
Author(s) -
Mark J. Sotir,
Dianne L. Cappozzo,
David M. Warshauer,
Carol E. Schmidt,
Timothy Monson,
Jeffrey Berg,
J Zastrow,
Gerald W. Gabor,
Jeffrey P. Davis
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3628
pISSN - 1072-4710
DOI - 10.1001/archpediatrics.2007.7
Subject(s) - outbreak , medicine , bordetella pertussis , pediatrics , incidence (geometry) , vaccination , whooping cough , population , transmission (telecommunications) , pertussis vaccine , environmental health , immunology , virology , immunization , genetics , physics , electrical engineering , bacteria , optics , biology , engineering , antigen
To describe a large communitywide pertussis outbreak where aggressive diagnostic and treatment measures were used to control the outbreak.
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