Epidemiology of Pertussis in Individuals of All Ages Hospitalized With Respiratory Illness in South Africa, January 2013-December 2018.
Nicole WolterCheryl CohenStefano TempiaSibongile WalazaFahima MoosaMignon du PlessisMeredith L McMorrowFlorette K TreurnichtOrienka HellfersceeHalima DawoodEbrahim VariavaAnne von GottbergPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
Pertussis continues to be a significant cause of illness and hospitalization in South Africa, despite routine vaccination. The highest burden of disease and death occurred in infants; however, HIV-infected adults were also identified as an important group at risk of B. pertussis infection.