학술논문

Transmission of Bordetella holmesii during Pertussis Outbreak, Japan.
Document Type
Article
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases. Jul2012, Vol. 18 Issue 7, p1166-1169. 4p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 1 Graph.
Subject
*EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research
*WHOOPING cough
*EPIDEMIC research
*BORDETELLA pertussis
*INFECTIOUS disease transmission
Language
ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]