Communicable Diseases Network Australia:
Guidelines for the control of pertussis in Australia (November 1997)

Advice to health professionals, April 2005

The Communicable Diseases Network Australia wishes to advise that the information contained in the publication Guidelines for the control of pertussis in Australia (November 1997) is no longer current.

Health practitioners are to consult the Australian Immunisation Handbook (section 3.16) for current information on the public health management of pertussis.

This article was published in Communicable Diseases Intelligence Vol 29 No 2 June 2005.