title: Surveillance of pertussis: methods and implementation.
abstract: Pertussis or whooping cough is a respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis or, to a lesser extent, by B. parapertussis. Vaccines against pertussis have been widely used for more than 50 years and have led to a significant reduction of morbidity and mortality. However, even in countries with a high vaccine coverage, the disease is still not well controlled. Surveillance is urgently needed.
  
  
  
  This review summarizes surveillance methods and gives examples that may be used when setting up a surveillance program or analyzing an outbreak. Expert commentary: Pertussis surveillance is urgently required in order to define the burden of disease, to adapt vaccine strategies according to the type of pertussis vaccine used and to follow the evolution of the bacteria.
authors.affiliation: a Institut Pasteur, Molecular Prevention and Therapy of Human Infectious Diseases Unit , Paris , France.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guiso
authors.affiliation: b Labor:Medizin Krefeld MVZ , Krefeld , Germany.
authors.forename: Carl Heinz
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wirsing von König
mesh_terms: D042483:Bordetella parapertussis / Q000276:immunology*; D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000276:immunology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D010567:Pertussis Vaccine
keywords: B. parapertussis; Bordetella pertussis; Whooping cough; pertussis vaccines; surveillance