Pertussis: Vaccine Preventable Diseases Surveillance Standards

Overview

Pertussis (whooping cough), caused by Bordetella pertussis, is endemic in all countries. Globally, it is estimated that there were 24.1 million pertussis cases and 160 700 deaths from pertussis in children < 5 years of age in 2014, with periodic epidemics occurring every two to five years. Pertussis is transmitted from infected to susceptible individuals by airborne droplets.