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. 2010 Sep 2;15(35):19654.

Pertussis outbreak in northwest Ireland, January - June 2010

A S Barret  1 , A Ryan, A Breslin, L Cullen, A Murray, J Grogan, S Bourke, S Cotter
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Pertussis outbreak in northwest Ireland, January - June 2010

A S Barret et al. Euro Surveill. .
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Abstract

We report a community pertussis outbreak that occurred in a small town located in the northwest of Ireland. Epidemiological investigations suggest that waning immunity and the absence of a booster dose during the second year of life could have contributed to the outbreak. The report also highlights the need to reinforce the surveillance of pertussis in Ireland and especially to improve the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of cases.

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