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Table: Whooping Cough (Pertussis) Laboratory Reports in England and Wales by REGION, 1994 - 2008 (confirmed by culture, PCR and/or serology)

 

 

East Midlands

 East of England London North East North West South East South West West Midlands Yorkshire & Humberside Wales TOTAL 
 1994  29  59   38   24   125  69   59  20   59  73   555
 1995  16  16  16  9  57  41  15  17  11  22  220
 1996  29  28  15  24  79  54  68  49  32  49  427
 1997  50  61  33  53  128  88  85  68  70  77  713
 1998  45  41  11  21  72  51  53  23  33  27  377
 1999  22  33  18  20  56  29  59  29  28  32  326
 2000  6  22  13  8  32  39  30  22  11  17  200
 2001  12  13  17  16  45  65  47  38  27  10  290
 2002  58  22  19  18  35  59  65  47  12  18  353
 2003  7  21  19  11  49  35  28  15  11  17  213
 2004  32  17  38   19  42   52   22   19  16  31  288
 2005  35  25   35   12   48   54   69   57   30   20   385 
 2006  56  32  55  32  73  56  50  24  25  8  411
 2007  61  51  66  34  66  138  118  39  36  9  619
 2008*  66  73  107  48  89  182  164  88  59  26  902

 

Enhanced Surveillance of Pertussis: The apparent increase in number of laboratory confirmed cases corresponds with the availability of enhanced diagnostic methods; since mid-2006 there has been greater awareness and use of these testing methods compared to previous years. In earlier years, reports to HPA Centre for Infections were reconciled with data sent to the Pertussis Reference Laboratory (PRL), Manchester. Numbers are therefore greater than those previously published.

* 2008 data is provisional


Last reviewed: 19 May 2010



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