Transmission of Bordetella holmesii during Pertussis Outbreak, Japan
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...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2012-07-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/7/12-0130_article |