Assessing the Underestimation of Adult Pertussis Disease in Five Latin American Countries.

Adriana Guzmán-Holst Jorge A Gomez Otávio Cintra Désirée A M van Oorschot Nicolas Jamet Javier Nieto Guevara

Published in: Infectious diseases and therapy (2023)

This analysis indicates that the number of pertussis cases in adults aged ≥ 50 years in five Latin American countries is approximately 100 times higher than the number captured in surveillance data. These results could support decision-making in the diagnosis, management, and prevention of pertussis disease in adults.

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public health
machine learning