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Bordetella respiratory infections are common in people (B. pertussis) and in animals (B.
bronchiseptica). During the last two decades, much has been learned about the virulence …

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Background Routine use of whole‐cell pertussis (wP) vaccines was suspended in some
countries in the 1970s and 1980s because of concerns about adverse effects. Following this …

Background Resurgence of pertussis in the post-vaccination era has been reported in
Western countries. A shift of cases from school-age children to adolescents, adults and …

The Global Pertussis Initiative (GPI) was established in 2001 to assess the global extent of
the ongoing problem of pertussis and to evaluate and prioritize pertussis control strategies …

OBJECTIVES: Bordetella pertussis circulates even in highly vaccinated populations. There
is a considerable amount of infection in adults. For designing more effective vaccination …

Background. Diphtheria and tetanus toxoid combined with acellular pertussis (DTaP)
vaccines are less reactogenic than diphtheria and tetanus toxoid combined with whole cell …

Vaccination against pertussis has resulted in reduction of the infection pressure of
Bordetella pertussis (partial herd immunity), but the circulation of B. pertussis has persisted …

In this article we discuss the following:(1) acellular vaccines are immunogenic, but
responses vary by vaccine;(2) pertussis antibody levels rapidly wane but promptly increase …