Pertussis deaths in New Zealand without community transmission—an infant immunity gap?

• Peter B. McIntyre,
• Emma Best,
• Catherine A. Byrnes,
• Owen Sinclair,
• Adrian Trenholme,
• Cameron C. Grant

Affiliations

Peter B. McIntyre

Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand

Emma Best

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

Catherine A. Byrnes

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

Owen Sinclair

Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Waitemata, New Zealand

Adrian Trenholme

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

Cameron C. Grant

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, New Zealand