Despite widespread immunization programs in most countries, pertussis disease continues
to be a threat to public health. In particular, there has been a resurgence of pertussis …

Abstract In North America, children currently receive 5 doses of a combined diphtheria-
tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccine between the ages of 2 months and 6 years. Although this …

Pertussis continues to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among
nonimmunized young infants. Although the inception of childhood pertussis immunization …

Approaches to pertussis diagnosis, surveillance and immunization vary widely across
Europe. Nonetheless most countries report high levels of vaccine coverage in infants and …

Abstract Background. The Global Pertussis Initiative, an expert scientific forum, was
established to address the ongoing problems associated with pertussis disease worldwide …

Abstract In 2001, the Global Pertussis Initiative was established as a scientific forum to
analyze the status of pertussis globally and to evaluate various immunization strategies to …

Pertussis, caused by Bordetella (B.) pertussis, a Gram-negative bacterium, is a highly
contagious airway infection. Especially in infants, pertussis remains a major health concern …

BACKGROUND: Pertussis remains a cause of considerable morbidity in children worldwide.
Due to the resurgence of the disease, two vaccine doses for schoolchildren were added to …

Despite the widespread availability of 2 classes of effective vaccines, whole cell and
acellular, Bordetella pertussis infection remains a global epidemic. Pertussis is primarily a …

Pertussis is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by Bordetella pertussis that can
be extremely serious, particularly in young infants. For many years the efforts of health …