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Pertussis alert for healthcare workers (Feb 2026)
Pertussis, caused by Bordetella pertussis, is a vaccine-preventable respiratory infection and a notifiable medical condition under the National Health Act (Act No. 61 of 2003).
Clinicians are encouraged to consider pertussis (whooping cough) in the differential diagnosis of respiratory illness, particularly among infants and unvaccinated individuals and ensure that all children receive the full schedule of pertussis-containing vaccines (at 6, 10 and 14 weeks; 18 months; and 6 and 12 years of age).
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