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The descriptive epidemiology of Pertussis In AL- Diwaniya governorate For the years 1990 through 2007 | ||
| KUFA MEDICAL JOURNAL | ||
| Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 7-17 | ||
| Author | ||
| Mohammad Abbas A. AL-Shammary | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract To study the descriptive epidemiology of pertussis, all recorded cases of the disease in Al-Diwaniya province for the years 1990 through 2007 were reviewed, rearranged and analyzed. Results showed that the disease occurred in an endemic state, previously with epidemics every five years till 2001, after which 1t showed continuous annual occurrence. Most of the cases occurred during May (23,43%) seconded by June (17,11%) then April (15,78%). Those under five are the mostly affected (75,29%), and no significant difference that could be detected between genders. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Pertussis; Epidemiology; Inter epidemic period; Immunization | ||
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