TY - JOUR
T1 - Pertussis in Latin America
T2 - Recent epidemiological data presented at the 2017 Global Pertussis Initiative meeting
AU - Hozbor, Daniela
AU - Ulloa-Gutierrez, Rolando
AU - Marino, Cristina
AU - Wirsing von König, Carl Heinz
AU - Tan, Tina
AU - Forsyth, K.
PY - 2019/8/23
Y1 - 2019/8/23
N2 - The Global Pertussis Initiative (GPI) is an expert scientific forum that publishes consensus recommendations for pertussis monitoring, prevention, and treatment across many regions of the world. Here, we report on the regional 2017 GPI meeting on the Americas, focusing on Latin America. Information on current pertussis epidemiology, surveillance, vaccine strategies, diagnostic capabilities, disease awareness, and major local obstacles was presented by researchers from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Pertussis outbreaks have occurred during the last decade in the majority of participant countries and have been followed by improvements in surveillance. In the countries that introduced maternal immunization during pregnancy, a reduction in the infant case fatality rate has been detected. All countries need to maintain and improve pertussis surveillance to reach primary vaccination coverage >90%. Moreover, countries without maternal immunization programs should strongly consider them.
AB - The Global Pertussis Initiative (GPI) is an expert scientific forum that publishes consensus recommendations for pertussis monitoring, prevention, and treatment across many regions of the world. Here, we report on the regional 2017 GPI meeting on the Americas, focusing on Latin America. Information on current pertussis epidemiology, surveillance, vaccine strategies, diagnostic capabilities, disease awareness, and major local obstacles was presented by researchers from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Pertussis outbreaks have occurred during the last decade in the majority of participant countries and have been followed by improvements in surveillance. In the countries that introduced maternal immunization during pregnancy, a reduction in the infant case fatality rate has been detected. All countries need to maintain and improve pertussis surveillance to reach primary vaccination coverage >90%. Moreover, countries without maternal immunization programs should strongly consider them.
KW - Bordetella pertussis
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Latin America
KW - Pertussis
KW - Vaccination
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85069588687&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.07.007
DO - 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.07.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85069588687
VL - 37
SP - 5414
EP - 5421
JO - Vaccine
JF - Vaccine
SN - 0264-410X
IS - 36
ER -