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Laboratory diagnosis and molecular surveillance of Bordetella pertussis

Guidance - 21 Dec 2022

This guidance document includes an updated summary of diagnostic PCR and serology together with detailed information on isolation, culture, identification and epidemiological typing of B. pertussis to help users choose the best methods within the local technical and financial provisions.

Laboratory diagnosis and molecular surveillance of Bordetella pertussis - EN - [PDF-2.06 MB]
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External quality assessment scheme for Bordetella pertussis serology - 2020 data

External quality assessment - 28 Apr 2022

This report presents the results of the ECDC European Reference Laboratory Network for Pertussis (ERLNPert-Net) external quality assessment (EQA) scheme for Bordetella pertussis PCR, funded by ECDC on behalf of ERLNPert-Net and conducted from April to September 2020. The EQA was organised by the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC), based in Potter’s Bar, United Kingdom (UK).

External quality assessment scheme for Bordetella pertussis serology - 2020 data - EN - [PDF-1.72 MB]
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Leaflet: Are you and your family protected from vaccine-preventable diseases?

Leaflet - 25 Apr 2022

Leaflet on vaccination for Ukrainian refugees.

Leaflet: Are you and your family protected from vaccine-preventable diseases? - EN - [PPTX-2.04 MB]
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Surveillance systems overview for 2020

Data - 2 Feb 2022

This spreadsheet contains all surveillance system overview tables from ECDC's annual epidemiological report for 2020.

Surveillance systems overview for 2020 - EN - [XLSX-271.96 KB]
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Pertussis seroprevalence among adults of reproductive age (20–39 years) in fourteen European countries

Sep 2021 | APMIS | 129

Wehlin, L., Ljungman, M., Kühlmann-Berenzon, S., Galanis, I., Huygen, K., Pierard, D., Dalby, T., Petridou, E., Molnár, Z., Carollo, M., Ausiello, C.M., Lipnickiene, V., Haider, J., Aase, A., Herstad, T.K., Rastawicki, W., Rio, C., Popovici, O., De Ory Manchon, F., Bacci, S., Barkoff, A.-M., Hänninen, A., He, Q., Hallander, H.

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Incidence and severity of pertussis hospitalisations in infants aged less than 1 year in 37 hospitals of six EU/ EEA countries, results of PERTINENT sentinel pilot surveillance system, December 2015 to December 2018

Jan 2021 | Eurosurveillance | 26

Merdrignac, L., El Belghiti, F., Pandolfi, E., Jané, M., Murphy, J., Fabianová, K., Cenoz, M.G., Flem, E., Guillot, S., Tozzi, A.E., Carmona, G., Habington, A., Zavadilová, J., Navasués, A., Bøas, H., Lévy-Brühl, D., Ferretti, B., Lanaspa, M., O'Sullivan, N., Križová, P., Fernandino, L., Bekkevold, T., Hanslik1, T., Muñoz-Almagro, C., Bacci, S., Spiteri, G., Valenciano, M., Moren, A., Merdrignac, L., Savulescu, C., Valenciano, M., Moren, A., Krížová, P., Fabiánová, K., Zavadilová, J., Blechová, Z., Bláhová, K., Kosina, P., Sýkora, J., Holcíková, A., Širucek, P., Lévy-Brühl, D., El Belghiti, F.A., Grembombo, A., Guillot, S., Brisse, S., Toubiana, J., Cotter, S., Murphy, J., Cunney, R., O'Shaughnessy, N., Habington, A., O'Sullivan, N., Pandolfi, E., Tozzi, A.E., Rizzo, C., Russo, L., Campagna, I., Gesualdo, F., Ciampini, S., Ferro, V.A., Boccuzzi, E., Flem, E., Boas, H., Bekkevold, T., Fernandez, L.V., Munoz-Almagro, C., Esteva, C., Perez, M.L., Jané, M., Carmona, G., Acosta, L., Garcia, Y.J., Cenoz, M.G., Navascués, A., Zubieta, L.F., Castilla, J., Hanslik, T., Bacci, S.

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Surveillance systems overview for 2019

Data - 18 Jan 2021

This spreadsheet contains all surveillance system overview tables from ECDC's annual epidemiological report for 2019.

  • Anthrax
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  • Salmonellosis
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  • Smallpox
  • Surveillance
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  • West Nile virus infection

Scientific and technical publications

Pertussis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

Surveillance report - 25 Sep 2020

In 2018, there were 35 627 cases of pertussis reported by 30 European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries.

Pertussis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018 - EN - [PDF-1011.13 KB]
  • EU/EEA
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European Vaccination Information Portal

The main purpose of this website is to provide accurate, objective, up-to-date evidence on vaccines and vaccination in general.

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Quantifying outcome misclassification in multi-database studies: The case study of pertussis in the ADVANCE project

Jan 2020 | Vaccine | 38(Suppl 2):B56-B64

Gini, R., Dodd, C.N., Bollaerts, K., Bartolini, C., Roberto, G., Huerta-Alvarez, C., Martín-Merino, E., Duarte-Salles, T., Picelli, G., Tramontan, L., Danieli, G., Correa, A., McGee, C., Becker, B.F.H., Switzer, C., Gandhi-Banga, S., Bauwens, J., van der Maas, N.A.T., Spiteri, G., Sdona, E., Weibel, D., Sturkenboom, M.

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