2023-07-19 18:28:00
Au Denmark, according to the Statens Serum Institute, an increase in the incidence of pertussis was reported in the country during the months of May and June 2023. The number of pertussis cases detected is usually less than 80 or 100 cases per month. But in May, 104 cases were detected, and in June, at least 284 cases were detected.
The increase was observed in most of the country, but it is particularly significant in the island of Find out. It is especially among 10-19 year olds that we observe an increase, which is normal. But the proportion is currently larger compared to the 2019/20 outbreak. In June, a death from whooping cough in a 2-month-old child born prematurely was reported.
Pertussis usually occurs with increased frequency every three to five years. The last whooping cough outbreaks in Denmark were in 2016/17 and 2019/20. Health authorities consider that it is not unusual for the number of cases to increase once more and that it is still too early to say whether the increase will disappear on its own or if it will continue until it reaches levels. epidemic levels. They recommend paying special attention to the diagnosis, both in children and in adults.
Source : Outbreak News Today
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