Outbreak of Pertussis in a School and Religious Community Averse to Health Care and Vaccinations — Columbia County, Florida, 2013

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Matthias, James ; Dusek, Cristina ; Pritchard, P. Scott ; Rutledge, Laura ; Kinchen, Paula ; Lander, Mark
• Description:
  On August 30, 2013, the Florida Department of Health in Columbia County was notified of a Bordetella pertussis laboratory-positive unimmunized child attending a local charter school (316 students from pre-K through 8th grade) in a large religious community averse to health care and vaccinations. Kindergarten immunization records showed that only five (15%) of 34 students were fully immunized with pertussis-antigen-containing vaccines. In seventh grade, only one (5%) of 22 students was fully immunized with pertussis-antigen-containing vaccines. Of the children who were not fully immunized in these two grades, 84% had religious exemptions.
• Subjects:
  Attitude To Health Bordetella Pertussis Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Humans Notes From The Field Pertussis Vaccine Religion And Medicine Schools Vaccination Whooping Cough

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2014; 63(30):655.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  25078655
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4584788
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  30
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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