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Toppage > Surveillance > Infectious Agents Surveillance Report (IASR) > IASR Vol.47 No.1 (No. 551) January 2026 Pertussis in Japan, as at November 2025

IASR Vol.47 No.1 (No. 551) January 2026 Pertussis in Japan, as at November 2025

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Pertussis in Japan, as at November 2025

  • Pertussis vaccination in Japan
  • Pertussis outbreak identified through multiplex PCR testing and other diagnostic methods, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
  • Summary of the epidemiology of pertussis in Japan in 2025 based on the Pertussis Reporting Guidelines for Physicians based on the Infectious Diseases Control Law
  • Global epidemiological situation of pertussis
  • Fundamentals of Bordetella pertussis and recent trends in molecular epidemiology
  • Updates in diagnostic methods for macrolide-resistant Bordetella pertussis (MRBP)
  • Treatment approaches for macrolide-resistant pertussis based on pathogen testing
  • Prevalence and genomic analysis of macrolide-resistant Bordetella pertussis (MRBP), Okinawa Prefecture, Japan 
  • Investigation of macrolide resistance status in Bordetella pertussis detected within the prefecture, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
  • Epidemiological situation of macrolide-resistant Bordetella pertussis (MRBP), Toyama Prefecture, Japan
  • Development of the Guidelines on Prevention of Specified Infectious Diseases for acute respiratory infections (ARI) in Japan
  • Overview of key issues in the regulatory review for approval of Xofluza: risk of emergence of low-susceptibility viruses in younger age groups associated with the expansion of pediatric indications and corresponding countermeasures
  • Detection of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) harboring the IMP-4 carbapenemase gene (blaIMP-4) in a patient returning from overseas
  • Comparison of genetic detection methods and culture methods for the detection of Bordetella pertussis

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