PO-0260c Pertussis Epidemiology In Izmir, Turkey

Pertussis (whooping cough) is a highly contagious, life-threatening, vaccine-preventable respiratory infection. Adults can infect infants who have not completed their primary immunization schedule. Besides, the infection can be asymptomatic among adults so that the reported cases of pertussis reflect only a fraction of the actual number of the patients in Turkey. The aim of this study is to determine the antibody levels against B. pertussis toxin (PT) and filamentous heamagglutinin (FHA) in ages from 6 months to ≥60 years in Izmir, Turkey. The study population consisted of 400 healthy subjects. A cluster of sample design developed by EPI of the World Health Organization was carried out for the selection of the study population. Anti-PT and anti-FHA levels were tested by in-house ELISA in Public Health Institution of Turkey. Anti-PT IgG levels of