Publication date: Dec 12, 2025
Pertussis remains a major public health concern, particularly affecting young children. While most identified cases occur in this group, the burden among older children and adults who undergo less frequent testing is not well characterized. We analyzed pertussis testing and case data in the Greater Toronto Area from 1993 to 2006. We applied a meta-regression-based method for test adjustment by age and sex, estimating case counts in each demographic group as if they were tested at the same rate as the most tested group (
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| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Canada | Bordetella pertussis |
| Children | Epidemiology |
| Frequent | Statistical data analysis |
| Undiagnosed disease | |
| Vaccine-preventable diseases |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | pertussis |
| pathway | KEGG | Pertussis |
| disease | MESH | Infectious Diseases |
| disease | MESH | Dis |
| disease | MESH | David |
| pathway | REACTOME | Reproduction |
| disease | MESH | included |
| disease | MESH | influenza |
| disease | MESH | COVID 19 |
| disease | MESH | Undiagnosed disease |
| disease | MESH | Vaccine-preventable diseases |
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