Emergence of Bordetella holmesii as a Causative Agent of Whooping Cough, Barcelona, Spain

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Nov;23(11):1856-1859. doi: 10.3201/eid2311.170960.

Abstract

We describe the detection of Bordetella holmesii as a cause of whooping cough in Spain. Prevalence was 3.9% in 2015, doubling to 8.8% in 2016. This emergence raises concern regarding the contribution of B. holmesii to the reemergence of whooping cough and the effectiveness of the pertussis vaccine.

Keywords: Barcelona; Bordetella holmesii; Bordetella pertussis; Codina G; Fàbrega A; Jané M; Martín-Gómez MT; Martínez X; Spain; Spain. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Nov [date cited]. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2311.170960; Suggested citation for this article: Mir-Cros A; bacteria; bacterial infections; et al. Emergence of Bordetella holmesii as a causative agent of whooping cough; pertussis vaccine; respiratory infections; whooping cough.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Bordetella / genetics
  • Bordetella / immunology
  • Bordetella / isolation & purification*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology*
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / virology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Pertussis Vaccine / immunology*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Whooping Cough / epidemiology
  • Whooping Cough / prevention & control
  • Whooping Cough / virology*

Substances

  • Pertussis Vaccine