Pertussis epidemiology in Canada, 2005-2019

CONCLUSION: The highest morbidity and fatality of pertussis were among infants under one year of age. It is important to take measures to reduce transmission to infants who are too young to be vaccinated. Increasing vaccine coverage in children and pregnant women are important to reduce the burden of disease.PMID:36815868 | PMC:PMC9902035 | DOI:10.14745/ccdr.v49i01a05

Source: Can Commun Dis Rep - February 23, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Disha Bhagat Myriam Saboui Grace Huang Francesca Reyes Domingo Susan G Squires Marina I Salvadori Y Anita Li Source Type: research