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 …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pertussis incidence is increasing, possibly due to the
introduction of acellular vaccines, which may have decreased the durability of immune …

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In the mid-1990s, whole-cell pertussis (wP) vaccines were associated with local and
systemic adverse events that prompted their replacement with acellular pertussis (aP) …

Introduction: Pertussis (whooping cough) is a vaccine-preventable disease; however,
neither natural-nor vaccine-induced protection is life-long. Although generally not severe in …

The recent epidemics of pertussis (whooping cough) in parts of the USA and Australia have
led to the largest numbers of annual cases reported in over half a century. These epidemics …

Background: Tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis immunization of infant contacts
(cocooning) is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prevent …

Bordetella pertussis is a pathogen-causing whooping cough (pertussis) in humans.
Although vaccination against the disease is effective, the bacterium is still circulating among …

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Despite pertussis vaccine being available since the 1940s and immunisation programs
using combined diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine since the mid-1950s, pertussis has …