Germany reports significant increase in Bordetella parapertussis infections

NewsDesk@bactiman63 Whooping cough is most often caused byBordetella pertussis (B. pertussis), more rarely byB. parapertussis. According to Section 6 of the Infection Protection Act (IfSG), since 2013 there has been a nationwide obligation to report suspected illness, illness and death caused byB. pertussisorB. parapertussis(so-calleddoctor's obligation to report) as well as direct evidence of the two [...]

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