Epidemic mainly caused by macrolide-resistant mutation of Bordetella pertussis in Tottori, Japan
A major epidemic of pertussis with multiple macrolide-resistant Bordetella pertussis (MRBP) occurred in Tottori, Japan, 2024. Genotype of MRBP in Tottori was all ptxP3/prn150/fhaB1/ptxA1/ptxC4/fim2-1/fim3-1. The MRBP was closest to MT28-MRBP in Shanghai. These MRBP had different single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) each other.