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==NSW Pertussis Notification Graph (2012-16)==

There has been a recent significant increase in the total number of pertussis (whooping cough) notifications in NSW, Australia.


Similar recent increases in infection rates have been seen in other countries. See also  [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6348a2.htm California 2014 data] and [[:File:USA-pertussis-notification-graph 2014.jpg|USA map of infection trend]].


Pertussis (whooping cough, 100-day cough) is a highly contagious bacterial (Bordetella pertussis) infection prevented by vaccination with the pertussis vaccine. Symptoms are initially similar to the common cold. Neonatal infection can be fatal, with 1% of infected infants under one year of age dying, other complications include: pneumonia (lung infection), convulsions (violent, uncontrolled shaking), apnea (slowed or stopped breathing) and encephalopathy (disease of the brain).


:'''Links:''' [[Postnatal - Infectious Diseases School Exclusion]] | [[Abnormal Development - Bacterial Infection|Bacterial Infection]] | [[Neonatal Development]]
===Reference===
NSW Health Notifiable Conditions Information Management System (NCIMS)(HOIST), Communicable Diseases Branch and Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, NSW Ministry of Health. http://www0.health.nsw.gov.au/data/diseases/pertussis.asp

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