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Published on: December 3, 2011
[Incidence of whooping cough in the city of Barcelona between 1999 and 2011]
Sandra Manzanares1, Sarah Lafuente, Marc Martí
1Servicio de Epidemiología, Agencia de Salud Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, España. smanzanares82@gmail.com
Introduction:
The aim of the study was to describe the long-term incidence of whooping cough in a large city.
Methods:
Descriptive study of the cases reported in the notifiable disease registry between 1999 and 2011 in Barcelona.
Results:
An increase in incidence was observed, especially in children and in the year 2011. Children younger than one year still were most affected, with a specific rate of 426.87/100,000 in 2011.
Conclusion:
A new approach in adolescent and adult vaccination is needed to provide more protection to younger children, as well as research to assess a possible shift in the bacteria itself.
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