Transmission of Bordetella holmesii during pertussis outbreak, Japan.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 18(7): 1166-9, 2012 Jul.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22709586
We describe the epidemiology of a pertussis outbreak in Japan in 2010-2011 and Bordetella holmesii transmission. Six patients were infected; 4 patients were students and a teacher at the same junior high school. Epidemiologic links were found between 5 patients. B. holmesii may have been transmitted from person to person.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bordetella
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Bordetella Infections
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Bordetella pertussis
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Whooping Cough
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Disease Outbreaks
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Year:
2012
Type:
Article