The impact of pertussis in infants: insights from a hospital-based enhanced surveillance system, Lazio region, Italy, 2016 to 2019

ConclusionAn enhanced surveillance system showed a high incidence of pertussis among infants in the Lazio region, where the impact of this disease may still be underestimated. Increasing the coverage of pertussis immunisation among pregnant women and improving the capacity for early detection in primary care may contribute to reducing the impact of pertussis among infants.

Source: Eurosurveillance - June 17, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Elisabetta Pandolfi, Francesco Gesualdo, Caterina Rizzo, Luisa Russo, Ilaria Campagna, Emanuela Carloni, Carlo Concato, Giulia Linardos, Alberto Villani, Sara Ciampini, Antonino Reale, Elena Boccuzzi, Fabio Midulla and Alberto E Tozzi Source Type: research