Euro Surveill. 2024 Jun;29(24). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.24.2400332.
ABSTRACT
We describe a pertussis outbreak in the Vallès region of Catalonia, from September 2023 to April 2024. Incidence was high in children aged 10-14 years compared with previous outbreaks. Limited impact in newborns could be explained by the high vaccination coverage during pregnancy and at 11 months of age in 2022, at 85% and 94.1 %, respectively. A third booster vaccine dose during preadolescence should be considered and vaccination coverage in pregnant women be improved to control future outbreaks.
PMID:38873794 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.24.2400332
