Incidence and severity of pertussis hospitalisations in infants aged less than 1  year in 37 hospitals of six EU/EEA countries, results of PERTINENT sentinel pilot surveillance system, December 2015 to December 2018

ConclusionsIncidence appeared to decrease between 2017 and 2018 in all but one site. Enhanced surveillance of hospitalised pertussis in Europe is essential to monitor pertussis epidemiology and disease burden.

Source: Eurosurveillance - January 28, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lore Merdrignac, Fatima A ït El Belghiti, Elisabetta Pandolfi, Mireia Jané, Jane Murphy, Kateřina Fabiánová, Manuel García Cenoz, Elmira Flem, Sophie Guillot, Alberto E Tozzi, Gloria Carmona, Adele Habington, Jana Zavadilová, Ana Navasués, Håkon Source Type: research