DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiag318 ISSN: 0022-1899
Incubation Period of Pertussis During a School-based Outbreak, South Korea, 2024
Chiara Achangwa, Seonghui Cho, Yeongseon Ko, Bryan Inho Kim, Sheikh Taslim Ali, Sen Pei, Sukhyun RyuAbstract
Using data from a 2024 pertussis outbreak in South Korea, we estimated a median incubation period of 11 days (95% credible interval, 9–14) and a 95th percentile of 26 days (95% credible interval, 18–31), supporting 21-day monitoring of exposed contacts and vigilance beyond day 21 in ongoing outbreaks.