Pertussis in Ireland, 2018: annual epidemiological report

Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)

dc.contributor.author	Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-27T14:58:40Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-27T14:58:40Z
dc.date.issued	2019-11
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10147/640955
dc.description	Pertussis decreased in 2018 with 117 cases notified. In comparison there were 263 cases notified in 2017 and 213 cases in 2016. The largest number of cases and the highest age-specific incidence rate in 2018 were in children aged less than one year. Nearly a third (32%, n=37) of all cases were aged less than six months of age. Thirty nine percent (n=46) of all cases were hospitalised. Sixty five per cent (n=30/46) of those hospitalised were aged less than six months. No deaths were reported. A national outbreak was declared from 5th November 2018 in order to increase access to pertussis vaccination among pregnant women and thereby protect both mothers and their young babies from pertussis and its complications.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Health Service Executive	en_US
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject	epidemiology	en_US
dc.subject	public health	en_US
dc.subject	PERTUSSIS	en_US
dc.subject	CHILDREN	en_US
dc.title	Pertussis in Ireland, 2018: annual epidemiological report	en_US
dc.type	Report	en_US
dc.contributor.affiliation	Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)	en
refterms.dateFOA	2024-02-27T14:58:42Z