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Bordetella pertussis: An agent not to be forgotten in Qatar

Samina Hasnain1, Jesha Mundodan1, Soha Al Bayat1

  • 1EPI Section, Health Promotion and Communicable Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, Qatar jmundodan@moph.gov.qa.

Qatar Medical Journal
|October 4, 2021
PubMed

Insights

Five infants in Qatar were diagnosed with pertussis in 2019, highlighting the potential re-emergence of this vaccine-preventable disease. Maintaining high vaccination coverage and antenatal Tdap immunization is crucial for prevention.

Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Immunology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Pertussis (whooping cough) is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by *Bordetella pertussis*.
  • Infants are most vulnerable to severe pertussis complications, especially before completing their primary vaccination series.
  • Qatar maintained high pertussis vaccine coverage (>95%) with no indigenous cases reported between 2010-2018, though imported cases occurred in 2016.

Observation:

  • All five confirmed pertussis cases in 2019 were infants under one year old.
  • Three of the five infants had not received any pertussis-containing vaccine doses.
  • Mothers of the confirmed cases had not received antenatal tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination during pregnancy.

Findings:

  • The study describes five confirmed infant pertussis cases in Qatar during 2019.
  • Vaccination status varied, with some infants under-immunized or unvaccinated.
  • A lack of maternal Tdap vaccination was noted in all confirmed cases.

Implications:

  • Pertussis re-emergence is a potential concern in Qatar.
  • Maintaining high vaccine coverage and active immunization are key preventive strategies.
  • Increased awareness of antenatal Tdap vaccination importance is necessary to protect infants.
Abstract

Keywords:
Bordetella pertussisPertussisQatarmaternal immunizationre-emergencevaccine preventable disease

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