Publication date: Apr 01, 2026
BACKGROUNDA surge in pertussis occurred in the Netherlands in 2023-24. Infant vaccination uptake decreased from 95% in 2011 to ca 86% in 2024. Maternal vaccination was introduced in 2019, with uptake ca 70%. AIMTo describe pertussis epidemiological trends in the Netherlands. METHODSWe conducted a retrospective study using pertussis notification data from 2012 to 2024 and estimated infant and maternal vaccine effectiveness (VE) with the screening method. RESULTSDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, pertussis notifications dropped from ca 6,000 in 2013-19 to 79 in 2021 (incidence ca 35 to
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | pertussis |
| pathway | KEGG | Pertussis |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 pandemic |
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