Abstract
During a limited outbreak of pertussis in an area health service in NSW, three clusters occurred in aged-care facilities--the first reported outbreaks of pertussis in Australian nursing homes. The attack rates across the three clusters were 16.7% for staff and 15.7% for residents. Our investigation revealed that older adults are not immune to pertussis. We suggest methods for controlling a pertussis outbreak in an aged-care facility.
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Al-Murieb, A., Brown, A. M., Raulli, A., George, C., Gander, C., Forrester, P., & Gibson, S. (2008). Evidence of pertussis clusters in three aged-care facilities in the former Macquarie Area Health Service, NSW. New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 19(9–10), 157–160. https://doi.org/10.1071/nb07054
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