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. 2017 Nov;23(11):1856-1859.
doi: 10.3201/eid2311.170960.

Emergence of Bordetella holmesii as a Causative Agent of Whooping Cough, Barcelona, Spain

Alba Mir-Cros, Gema Codina, M Teresa Martín-Gómez, Anna Fàbrega, Xavier Martínez, Mireia Jané, Diego Van Esso, Thais Cornejo, Carlos Rodrigo, Magda Campins, Tomàs Pumarola, Juan José González-López

Emergence of Bordetella holmesii as a Causative Agent of Whooping Cough, Barcelona, Spain

Alba Mir-Cros et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Nov.

Abstract

We describe the detection of Bordetella holmesii as a cause of whooping cough in Spain. Prevalence was 3.9% in 2015, doubling to 8.8% in 2016. This emergence raises concern regarding the contribution of B. holmesii to the reemergence of whooping cough and the effectiveness of the pertussis vaccine.

Keywords: Barcelona; Bordetella holmesii; Bordetella pertussis; Codina G; Fàbrega A; Jané M; Martín-Gómez MT; Martínez X; Spain; Spain. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Nov [date cited]. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2311.170960; Suggested citation for this article: Mir-Cros A; bacteria; bacterial infections; et al. Emergence of Bordetella holmesii as a causative agent of whooping cough; pertussis vaccine; respiratory infections; whooping cough.

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Timeline distribution of the 391 whooping cough cases diagnosed at the Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, 2013–2016, showing Bordetella species detected.
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