Coughing up the Facts on Pertussis Emerging Trends and Vaccine Recommendations

1. Stacey W. Martin, MSc Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Webcast May 30, 2012 Coughing up the Facts on Pertussis�Emerging Trends and Vaccine Recommendations National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Division of Bacterial Diseases Good Afternoon. I am excited to have the opportunity to present this Webcast on pertussis. I�ve been working on pertussis for 7 years and during that time we�ve continued to experience a resurgence and we are now seeing some interesting changes in the epidemiology of disease.Good Afternoon. I am excited to have the opportunity to present this Webcast on pertussis. I�ve been working on pertussis for 7 years and during that time we�ve continued to experience a resurgence and we are now seeing some interesting changes in the epidemiology of disease.

2. Presentation Outline Background Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Laboratory Testing Epidemiology and Vaccination Outbreaks and Testing Guidelines Other Bordetella species Strain Changes Protecting Infants Future Directions