Pertussis control in Australia - the current state of play

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  • Helen Quinn National Centre for Immunisation and Research of Vaccine Preventable Diseases

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2014.38.33

Keywords:

pertussis, vaccination, Australia

Abstract

This editorial highlights that Australia as been an early adopter of processes such as mandatory reporting by laboratories of positive test results to notification systems, serological testing for pertussis diagnosis in adults and widespread community use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for pertussis diagnosis.

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Published

01/09/14

How to Cite

Quinn, Helen. 2014. “Pertussis Control in Australia - the Current State of Play”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 38 (September):177-78. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2014.38.33.

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Vol. 38 (2014)

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