Strategic Approaches Towards Pertussis Control in Oman

Oman Medical Journal
Salah T Al Awaidy

Abstract

Pertussis is a highly contagious disease that causes severe and serious symptoms among infants and young children with fatalities observed in early infancy. The disease is milder among adolescents and adults. In this paper, we describe the progress made towards pertussis control in Oman and the challenges ahead to achieve control and maintain it. Pertussis data were collected between 1981 and 2015 from various sources including Annual Health Reports, annual Ministry of Health progress reports, and Community Health and Diseases Surveillance Newsletter, which provided information for the calculation of different pertussis indicators. Diphtheria-tetanus-whole cell pertussis 3 (DTwP3) vaccination coverage rose from 19% in 1981 to 97% in 1992 and has been at 3 97% until 2015. The overall incidence of pertussis dropped dramatically from an average of 771 cases per 100 000 population from 1981 through 1985, to 21 cases per 100 000 population between 2011 and 2015 (p < 0.001). Since 1987, pertussis cases were cyclical, with peaks every three to five years with three major outbreaks reported in some parts of the country. Between 2011 and 2015, 831 cases were notified of which 785 (94.4%) met the pertussis case definition. Of these 785 c...Continue Reading

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Apr 19, 2021·International Journal of Infectious Diseases : IJID : Official Publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases·Florence BirruRaghad Al-Abdwani

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