PMID: 25760745Mar 12, 2015Paper

Pertussis in Mexico, an epidemiological overview. A study of 19 years at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Revista médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Gabriela Fidela Pérez-PérezConcepción Grajales-Muñiz

Abstract

Bordetella pertussis infection remains a public health problem in several developed and developing we describe the epidemiological syndrome cases subsystem special surveillance of whooping cough from 1992 to 2011 at a population with social security. We obtained special cases subsystem Pertussis surveillance of 1992-2011. Univariate analysis was made of rates, ratios and proportions. Wilson was determined test for proportions to an alpha of 0.05, t-test for mean difference. We appreciate epidemic cycles every three to five years, the average baseline incidence, excluding epidemic years, 0.1 is considered confirmed cases per 100 000 beneficiaries assigned to family medicine, the highest incidence was recorded in 1997 and 2009. The most affected were children under 1 year of age and in outbreaks, the disease occurred at older ages. During the period observed intermediate epidemic cycles 5 and 3 years of age presentation is consistent in other countries.

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