Pertussis Seasonality Evident in Polymerase Chain Reaction and Serological Testing Data, Queensland, Australia | Zendy

Marlena Kaczmarek | Zendy; Robert S. Ware | Zendy; Graeme R. Nimmo | Zendy; Jennifer Robson | Zendy; Stephen B. Lambert | Zendy

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Pertussis Seasonality Evident in Polymerase Chain Reaction and Serological Testing Data, Queensland, Australia

Author(s) -

Marlena Kaczmarek,

Robert S. Ware,

Graeme R. Nimmo,

Jennifer Robson,

Stephen B. Lambert

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piu144

Subject(s) - medicine , seasonality , serology , polymerase chain reaction , virology , immunology , biology , antibody , genetics , ecology , gene

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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