Prediction and control of the geographical spread of emerging pathogens has become a
central public health issue. Because these infectious diseases are by definition novel, there …

Unlike for many other respiratory infections, the seasonality of pertussis is not well
understood. While evidence of seasonal fluctuations in pertussis incidence has been noted …

Background Several symptoms are classically thought to be suggestive of pertussis in
children, but the diagnostic value of these symptoms in adolescent and adult patients is …

OBJECTIVE. Our goal was to compare the safety and immunogenicity of a combination
vaccine (DTaP5-IPV-Hib; Pentacel) with that of its separately administered, US-licensed …

A recent resurgence of pertussis has raised public health concerns even in developed
countries with high vaccination coverage. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical …

Sweden was the only country in the world without any general pertussis vaccination when
acellular pertussis (aP) vaccines were introduced. Since 1996 aP vaccines are given at the …

Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis are closely related endemic human
pathogens which cause whooping cough, a disease that is reemerging in human …

Pertussis epidemics have displayed substantial spatial heterogeneity in countries with high
socioeconomic conditions and high vaccine coverage. This study aims to investigate the …

Aim To describe children with pertussis who required intensive care. Methods This is a
retrospective analysis of pertussis admissions to all (six) national intensive care units in …

The genus Bordetella includes a group of closely related mammalian pathogens that cause
a variety of respiratory diseases in a long list of animals (B. bronchiseptica) and whooping …