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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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Bordetella / classification*
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Bordetella / genetics
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Bordetella / isolation & purification
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Bordetella Infections / epidemiology
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Bordetella Infections / microbiology*
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Bordetella Infections / transmission*
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Bordetella pertussis* / classification
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Bordetella pertussis* / genetics
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Bordetella pertussis* / isolation & purification
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Humans
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Japan / epidemiology
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Middle Aged
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Whooping Cough / epidemiology*
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Whooping Cough / microbiology
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Young Adult