Epidemiology of pertussis in two Ibero-American countries with different vaccination policies: lessons derived from different surveillance systems

Pertussis is a re-emerging disease worldwide despite its high vaccination coverage. European and Latin-American countries have used different surveillance and vaccination policies against pertussis. We compared the epidemiology of this disease in two Ibero-American countries with different vaccinati...

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Published in:BMC public health 2016-11, Vol.16 (1), p.1178-1178, Article 1178
Main Authors: Solano, Rubén, Masa-Calles, Josefa, Garib, Zacarías, Grullón, Patricia, Santiago, Sandy L, Brache, Altagracia, Domínguez, Ángela, Caylà, Joan A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age
Age groups
Bordetella pertussis
Child
Child Health Services
Child, Preschool
Children
Demographic aspects
Disease
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic - epidemiology
Epidemiologia
Epidemiology
Espanya
Ethnic Groups
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Immunization
Immunization Programs
Incidence
Infant
Infant mortality
Infants
Infectious disease epidemiology
Laboratories
Laboratory tests
Male
Mandatory Reporting
Mortality
Observational studies
Pertussis
Pertussis Vaccine - administration & dosage
Policies
Population Surveillance - methods
Prevention
Public health
República Dominicana
Spain
Spain - epidemiology
Surveillance
Surveillance systems
Tos ferina
Vaccination
Vaccines
Vacunació
Whooping cough
Whooping Cough - epidemiology
Whooping Cough - prevention & control
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Summary:Pertussis is a re-emerging disease worldwide despite its high vaccination coverage. European and Latin-American countries have used different surveillance and vaccination policies against pertussis. We compared the epidemiology of this disease in two Ibero-American countries with different vaccination and surveillance policies. We compared the epidemiology of pertussis in Spain and the Dominican Republic (DR). We present a 10-year observational study of reported pertussis based on suspected and/or probable cases of pertussis identified by the national mandatory reporting system in both countries between 2005 and 2014. Both countries have a similar case definition for pertussis surveillance, although Spain applies laboratory testing, and uses real time PCR and/or culture for case confirmation while in DR only probable and/or suspected cases are reported. We analyzed incidence, hospitalization, case-fatality rates, mortality and vaccination coverage. The average annual incidence in children aged
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-016-3844-9