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The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 139,535 reported cases and 89,000 deaths are attributable to pertussis each year in all age groups 1

  • Pertussis is still among the 10 leading causes of childhood mortality in several countries 2
  • Vaccination and natural infection does not confer lifelong immunity to pertussis 2-5

Pertussis outbreaks occur frequently in cycles and are reported every 3–5 years   5 6

Number of pertussis notifications and hospitalizations (New Zealand) by month and year, 1998–2017 6

References:

  1. World Health Organization (WHO). Pertussis: immunization, vaccines and biological. [accessed May 2018]; Available at: http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/burden/vpd/surveillance_type/passive/pertussis/en/
  2. Crowcroft NS, Pebody RG. Recent developments in pertussis. Lancet. 2006;367(9526):1926-1936.
  3. Healy CM. Pertussis vaccination in pregnancy. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2016;12(8):1972-1981.
  4. Wendelboe AM, et al. Duration of immunity against pertussis after natural infection or vaccination. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005:24;S58-61.
  5. Klein NP, et al. Waning protection after fifth dose of acellular pertussis vaccine in children. N Engl J Med. 2012;367(11):1012-1019.
  6. ESR Science for Community. Pertussis Report 30 December 2017-26 January 2018. [accessed February 2018]; Available at: https://surv.esr.cri.nz/PDF_surveillance/PertussisRpt/2018