Comparative epidemiologic characteristics of pertussis in 10 Central and Eastern European countries, 2000-2013

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00179906:_____/16:10332675

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155949" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155949</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155949" target="_blank" >10.1371/journal.pone.0155949</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Comparative epidemiologic characteristics of pertussis in 10 Central and Eastern European countries, 2000-2013

Original language description

We undertook an epidemiological survey of the annual incidence of pertussis reported from 2000 to 2013 in ten Central and Eastern European countries to ascertain whether increased pertussis reports in some countries share common underlying drivers or whether there are specific features in each country. The annual incidence of pertussis in the participating countries was obtained from relevant government institutions and/or national surveillance systems. We reviewed the changes in the pertussis incidence rates in each country to explore differences and/or similarities between countries in relation to pertussis surveillance; case definitions for detection and confirmation of pertussis; incidence and number of cases of pertussis by year, overall and by age group; population by year, overall and by age group; pertussis immunization schedule and coverage, and switch from whole-cell pertussis vaccines (wP) to acellular pertussis vaccines (aP). There was heterogeneity in the reported annual incidence rates and trends observed across countries. Reported pertussis incidence rates varied considerably, ranging from 0.01 to 96 per 100,000 population, with the highest rates generally reported in Estonia and the lowest in Hungary and Serbia. The greatest burden appears for the most part in infants (<1 year) in Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Romania, and Serbia, but not in the other participating countries where the burden may have shifted to older children, though surveillance of adults may be inappropriate. There was no consistent pattern associated with the switch from wP to aP vaccines on reported pertussis incidence rates. The heterogeneity in reported data may be related to a number of factors including surveillance system characteristics or capabilities, different case definitions, type of pertussis confirmation tests used, public awareness of the disease, as well as real differences in the magnitude of the disease, or a combination of these factors.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FN - Epidemiology, infection diseases and clinical immunology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

PLoS One

ISSN

1932-6203

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

11

Issue of the periodical within the volume

6

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

21

Pages from-to

"Art. No. e0155949"

UT code for WoS article

000377369700026

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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