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Pertussis Outbreak in a Primary School in China
31 Oct 2017
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BACKGROUND: A pertussis outbreak was studied in a primary school in Xi'an, China, in March 2016. The school consisted of 536 pupils 6-12 years of age who were divided into 12 classes of 6 grades (2 classes for each grade). The identified index case was an 11-year-old girl at class 2 of grade 5. METHODS: Interview was conducted and nasopharyngeal swabs were taken from all pupils (N = 94) in the 2 classes of grade...
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