title: Controlling a whooping cough outbreak.
abstract: Data gathered during a whooping cough (or pertussis) outbreak in the northern Coromandel in 1995 highlights some distinct characteristics about how the disease manifests itself in a defined geographical area.
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authors.lastname: Peddie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018563:Disease Notification; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009520:New Zealand; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012423:Rural Health; D012621:Seasons; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*