Pertussis is a severe respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis, and in 2008,
pertussis was associated with an estimated 16 million cases and 195,000 deaths globally …

The success of the immune response is finely balanced between, on the one hand, the need
to engage vigorously with, and clear, certain pathogens; and, on the other, the requirement …

Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by the bacterial pathogen
Bordetella pertussis. Pertussis rates in the United States have been rising and reached a 50 …

Pertussis has reemerged as a problem across the world. To better understand the nature of
the resurgence, we reviewed recent epidemiologic data and we report disease trends from …

Vaccine-preventable diseases are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. As new
vaccines are proving to be effective and as the incidence of some infections decreases …

Although the introduction of universal pertussis immunisation in infants has greatly reduced
the number of reported cases in infants and young children, disease incidence has been …

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 …

Background. We conducted a population-based, nation-wide, prospective study to identify
who introduced pertussis into the household of infants aged⩽ 6 months admitted to the …

The epidemiology of whooping cough (pertussis) remains enigmatic. A leading cause of
infant mortality globally, its resurgence in several developed nations—despite the …

Bordetella pertussis–the cause of pertussis or whooping cough–is an exclusively human
pathogen. Disease elimination by vaccination should, therefore, be possible, but has proved …