Order Description

– Brief Background on Pertussis and how the disease is affecting Australians?
– What is the mode of transmission?
– What is the diagnosis and management?
– What is the prognosis and life expectancy of the condition in the Australian population?
– What treatments have been developed and what is their effectiveness? What preventive strategies

are available?
– What Australian agencies are involved in this condition and what is their role? Are there any

Australian government agencies involved?
– What is happening locally in Australia regarding this condition?
What type of research has been used to study the disease in Australia and around the world -e.g.

basic research, clinical research, epidemiology, secondary research?