Epidemiological situation of pertussis in the Federal District between 2007 and 2016

Abstract

Pertussis monitoring intensified in Brazil with the increase of cases since 2012. In 2015, the number of notifications in the Federal District decreased, possibly due to the introduction of diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine for pregnant women in November 2014 in the country. This is a descriptive study based on the review of compulsory pertussis reporting in the National Notification System between 2007 and 2016. It was found that the disease mainly affects children under one year of age with incomplete vaccination regimens. The administration of this vaccine to pregnant women has proved to be an important tool to protect babies under six months.