Pertussis (Whopping Cough)
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The following specified Reportable Disease, (Ontario Regulation 559/91 and
amendments under the
Health Protection and Promotion Act, 1990) is to be reported to
the Local Medical Office of Health.
Note: Diseases marked
 and all respiratory infection outbreaks in institutions should be
reported
immediately to the Medical Officer of Health by telephone. Other diseases are to
be reported
the next working day.
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Surveillance Case Definition: Pertussis (Whooping
Cough)
Confirmed Case -
1.(a) Laboratory confirmation of Bordetella pertussis in nasopharyngeal
swabs by culture and/or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing or
(b) detection of specific antigens from acute and convalescent sera
or
2.A clinical case (see part 3 below) with an epidemiologic link to a
laboratory confirmed case
or
3.Cough lasting 2 or more weeks, for which there is no other known
cause, and one or more of:
paroxysmal cough
cough ending in apnea or vomiting
cough with inspiratory whoop |
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