Emergence of Bordetella holmesii as a Causative Agent of Whooping Cough, Barcelona, Spain.

Authors :: Mir-Cros A
Codina G
Martín-Gómez MT
Fàbrega A
Martínez X
Jané M
Van Esso D
Cornejo T
Rodrigo C
Campins M
Pumarola T
González-López JJ
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2017 Nov; Vol. 23 (11), pp. 1856-1859.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: We describe the detection of Bordetella holmesii as a cause of whooping cough in Spain. Prevalence was 3.9% in 2015, doubling to 8.8% in 2016. This emergence raises concern regarding the contribution of B. holmesii to the reemergence of whooping cough and the effectiveness of the pertussis vaccine.

Subjects :: Adolescent
Adult
Bordetella genetics
Bordetella immunology
Child
Child, Preschool
Communicable Diseases, Emerging virology
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Retrospective Studies
Spain epidemiology
Whooping Cough epidemiology
Whooping Cough prevention & control
Bordetella isolation & purification
Communicable Diseases, Emerging epidemiology
Pertussis Vaccine immunology
Whooping Cough virology

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