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Pertussis

(whooping cough)

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Pertussis is a serious bacterial respiratory illness. Pertussis can infect persons of all ages, but is most serious in infants and young children.

General information

• Pertussis Press Release May 22, 2012
• Pertussis fact sheet (PDF, 18 KB) Hmong (PDF, 20 KB)  Spanish (PDF, 21 KB)
• Pertussis Overview  
• Is it a cold, flu, or pertussis?
• Parapertussis Q and A (PDF, 26.5 KB)
• Public immunization record access

Data and statistics

• 2013 year to date pertussis report June 1, 2013 (PDF, 353 KB)
• 2012 preliminary annual pertussis surveillance summary (PDF, 303 KB)
• 2011 annual pertussis surveillance summary (PDF, 219 KB)

Information for health professionals

• This is a Wisconsin Disease Surveillance Category I disease:
  Report IMMEDIATELY by TELEPHONE to the patient's local public health department upon identification of a confirmed or suspected case. The local health department shall then notify the state epidemiologist immediately of any confirmed or suspected cases. Submit a case report within 24-hours submit a case report electronically through the Wisconsin Electronic Surveillance System (WEDSS), by mail or fax using an Acute and Acute and Communicable Disease Case Report F44151 (PDF, 167 KB), or by other means. DHS Communicable Disease Reporting  

• Wisconsin case reporting and public health follow-up guidelines: Pertussis EpiNet (PDF, 41 KB)
• Wisconsin case report form: Pertussis Case Report Form F-44236 (PDF, 95 KB)
• Pertussis surveillance and control guidelines (PDF, 610 KB)
• Pertussis case definitions and classifications (PDF, 99 KB)
• Pertussis video  
• ACIP Recommendations 
• DTaP Vaccine Information Statement  
• Tdap Vaccine Information Statement  

Additional resources

• Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) Pertussis Resources    
• Pertussis journal articles    

Contacts

• Wisconsin's Local health departments - Regional offices - Tribal agencies

• Wisconsin Immunization Program - Central office staff

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Last Revised: June 03, 2013