MSMR. 2012 Aug;19(8):14-7.
Pertussis ("whooping cough") is a highly infectious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. Individuals at highest risk are infants and unvaccinated children; however, there have been recent increases in incidence among adolescent and young adult populations in the United States. During the surveillance period, there were 476 confirmed and 3,073 probable cases of pertussis among U.S. military members and other beneficiaries of the U.S. Military Health System. Among service members there were 77 and 13 confirmed cases in active and reserve component members, respectively. In comparison, infants and children aged 15 years and younger accounted for over half of all confirmed cases (n=244). Several spatiotemporal clusters of pertussis among military healthcare beneficiaries were associated with outbreaks in adjacent non-military communities, particularly in five states (California, Texas, Florida, Washington, and New York); one cluster occurred in a military community in Okinawa, Japan.
百日咳（“小儿咳嗽”）是一种由百日咳博德特氏菌引起的高度传染性呼吸道疾病。风险最高的人群是婴儿和未接种疫苗的儿童；然而，美国青少年和年轻成人中的发病率最近有所上升。在监测期内，美国军事人员和美国军事卫生系统的其他受益人中有476例确诊百日咳病例和3073例疑似病例。在现役军人中，现役和后备役人员分别有77例和13例确诊病例。相比之下，15岁及以下的婴儿和儿童占所有确诊病例的一半以上（n = 244）。军事医疗受益人中的几个百日咳时空聚集区与相邻非军事社区的疫情有关，特别是在五个州（加利福尼亚州、得克萨斯州、佛罗里达州、华盛顿州和纽约州）；其中一个聚集区发生在日本冲绳的一个军事社区。
