Successful vaccination of the elderly against important infectious pathogens that cause high
morbidity and mortality represents a growing public health priority. Building on the theme of …

Background Current and past pertussis epidemiology in the two parts of Germany is
compared in the context of different histories of vaccination recommendations and coverage …

To gain insight into pertussis disease dynamics, we studied age-specific long-term
periodicity and seasonality of pertussis in The Netherlands. Hierarchical time-series models …

Vaccination is one of the greatest achievements in public health of the 20th century.
However, the success of vaccine uptake and adherence to immunization guidelines seen in …

Background: From October 2005 to March 2006, a laboratory-confirmed outbreak of
pertussis occurred in preschool-aged children (1–4 years) in Toronto, Canada. A case …

Background: During the decade 1998-2007, a combination DTaP 5-IPV/Hib vaccine was
used exclusively in Canada to immunize infants and young children against diphtheria …

At 60 months post-vaccination, adults (mean age 45.6 years) randomised to receive
combined reduced-antigen-content diphtheria–tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine …

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a major public health problem in the United States, with the
incidence of disease and its associated complications having significantly increased in the …

To reduce pertussis disease burden new vaccination strategies are considered in many
countries. Since not only health benefits, but also economical aspects play a role when …

Vaccinations are one of the most effective measures of preventing infection illnesses. In
Germany adequate vaccination rates have so far been achieved only partially. 85–90% of all …