Transmission of Bordetella holmesii during Pertussis Outbreak, Japan

Kamiya, Hajime; Otsuka, Nao; Ando, Yuka; Odaira, Fumito; Yoshino, Shuji; Kawano, Kimiko; Takahashi, Hirokazu; Nishida, Toshihide; Hidaka, Yoshio; Toyoizumi-Ajisaka, Hiromi; Shibayama, Keigo; Kamachi, Kazunari; Sunagawa, Tomimasa; Taniguchi, Kiyosu; Okabe, Nobuhiko

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Transmission of Bordetella holmesii during Pertussis Outbreak, Japan

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Jul 2012
By Kamiya, Hajime ; Otsuka, Nao ; Ando, Yuka ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Kamiya, Hajime ; Otsuka, Nao ; Ando, Yuka ; Odaira, Fumito ; Yoshino, Shuji ; Kawano, Kimiko ; Takahashi, Hirokazu ; Nishida, Toshihide ; Hidaka, Yoshio ; Toyoizumi-Ajisaka, Hiromi ; Shibayama, Keigo ; Kamachi, Kazunari ; Sunagawa, Tomimasa ; Taniguchi, Kiyosu ; Okabe, Nobuhiko
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We describe the epidemiology of a pertussis outbreak in Japan in 2010-2011 and Bordetella holmesii transmission. Six patients were infected; 4 patients were students and a teacher at the same junior high school. Epidemiologic links were found between 5 patients. B. holmesii may have been transmitted from person to person.
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Adolescent Adult Bacterial Proteins Bordetella Bordetella Infections Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Humans Middle Aged Polymerase Chain Reaction Whooping Cough Young Adult
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Emerg Infect Dis. 18(7):1166-1169.
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Journal Article
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Japan
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Asia
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18
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7
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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