The incidence of pertussis in the Netherlands has remained high since an outbreak occurred in 1996

S E Neppelenbroek; H de Melker; J F P Schellekens; M A E Conyn-Van Spaendonck

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The incidence of pertussis in the Netherlands has remained high since an outbreak occurred in 1996

S E Neppelenbroek¹, H de Melker¹, J F P Schellekens², M A E Conyn-Van Spaendonck¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands ² Diagnostic Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands

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Citation style for this article: Neppelenbroek S E, de Melker H, Schellekens J. F.P, Conyn-Van Spaendonck M A E. The incidence of pertussis in the Netherlands has remained high since an outbreak occurred in 1996. Euro Surveill. 1999;4(12):pii=52. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.04.12.00052-en

Abstract

The incidence of pertussis throughout the Netherlands, determined by notifications, rose suddenly in 1996 to reach 27.2 cases per 100 000 population, compared with 2.3/100 000 on average from 1989 to 1995. Earlier increases in 1989-1990 and 1994 reflected