Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2017)

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

  • Alba Mir-Cros,
  • Gema Codina,
  • M. Teresa Martín-Gómez,
  • Anna Fàbrega,
  • Xavier Martínez,
  • Mireia Jané,
  • Diego Van Esso,
  • Thais Cornejo,
  • Carlos Rodrigo,
  • Magda Campins,
  • Tomàs Pumarola,
  • Juan José González-López

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2311.170960
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 11
pp. 1856 – 1859

Abstract

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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.

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