National outbreak of pertussis in England (2023–2024) in the context of international resurgence
Following a period of very low incidence during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a large and rapid rise in pertussis cases across all age groups and geographies in England in 2023-24. Continued, high-quality surveillance and characterisation of circulating pertussis strains will be crucial to understanding evolving disease epidemiology postpandemic.
Authors
- Emma J. Heymer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5115-0293)
- G Amirthalingam
- Sharif Ismail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7246-7337)
- Helen Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9840-8917)
- Sonia Ribeiro
- Joshua C. D'Aeth
- David Litt
Institutions
- UK Health Security Agency (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2025-329479
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00