Bordetella pertussis continues to circulate even in populations where a high vaccine
coverage of infants and children is achieved. Cases in adolescents and adults are reported …

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 …

Despite high vaccine coverage, the incidence of pertussis is increasing in a number of
countries. Particularly alarming is the increase of pertussis in infants too young to be (fully) …

Pertussis causes nearly 300 000 deaths in children every year. Most deaths take place in
developing countries, but the infection remains a priority everywhere. Pertussis vaccination …

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Impact of immunisation on pertussis transmission in England and Wales Page 1 RESEARCH
LETTERS Pertussis immunisation reduces disease frequency, but is not thought to prevent …

Summary Background In October, 2012, a pertussis vaccination programme for pregnant
women was introduced in response to an outbreak across England. We aimed to assess the …

In most countries, pertussis surveillance is inadequate for accurately estimating numbers of
cases or deaths. Good estimates are needed to help set priorities for vaccination …

The resurgence and changing epidemiology of pertussis in high-income countries, the high
infant mortality caused by pertussis in low-income countries, and the increasing morbidity in …

Pertussis vaccination of infants has dramatically reduced disease, complications and deaths
in infancy and early childhood. But there is still a major public health challenge—to deal with …