Publications by authors named "Kushani S Marshall"
Australian vaccine preventable disease epidemiological review series: Pertussis, 2013-2018.
Commun Dis Intell (2018)
January 2022
Article Synopsis
- In Australia, new pertussis immunization policies were introduced, including funded vaccinations for pregnant women and the return of an 18-month booster dose, significantly impacting notification and hospitalization rates from 2013 to 2018.
- The study analyzed data from various health databases, comparing pertussis incidence among different age groups, particularly focusing on Indigenous populations, and examined trends from 1995 onward.
- Results showed a notable decline in overall pertussis notifications (40% decrease) and particularly lower notification rates in infants under 2 months following maternal vaccination, with a shift in higher rates observed in pre-adolescents.