Predictors of pertussis outbreak in urban and rural municipalities of Saskatchewan, Canada

摘要

Objectives Increased numbers of pertussis cases in September 2015 led to the declaration of an outbreak in the Saskatoon Health Region (SHR). SHR (population approximately 350,000) is a geographic area in central Saskatchewan consisting of both urban and rural municipalities. The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiology and identify possible predictors of the outbreak.