Guest guest Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Here are the stats of REPORTED Cases on WHO website - this is reported (thru 2010 only) http://apps.who.int/immunization_monitoring/en/globalsummary/timeseries/TSincidenceByCountry.cfm?C=USA NOT confirmed http://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/surv-reporting.html again reported cases, NOT confirmed as you can see, testing is also pretty 'iffy' unless PCR? " Laboratory Criteria for Diagnosis Isolation of Bordetella pertussis from clinical specimen Positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for B. pertussis Because direct fluorescent antibody testing of nasopharyngeal secretions has been demonstrated in some studies to have low sensitivity and variable specificity, such testing should not be relied on as a criterion for laboratory confirmation. Serologic testing for pertussis is available in some areas but is not standardized and, therefore, should not be relied on as a criterion for laboratory confirmation. " " But further down it says " Confirmed: a case that is confirmed culture positive and in which an acute cough illness of any duration is present; or a case that meets the clinical case definition and is confirmed by positive PCR; or a case that meets the clinical case definition and is epidemiologically linked directly to a case confirmed by either culture or PCR. " Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Washington State, USA Vaccines - http://vaccinationdangers.wordpress.com/ Homeopathy http://homeopathycures.wordpress.com Vaccine Dangers, Childhood Disease Classes & Homeopathy Online/email courses - next classes start July 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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