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 …

The Global Pertussis Initiative (GPI) is an expert scientific forum addressing the worldwide
burden of pertussis, which remains a serious health issue, especially in infants. This age …

BACKGROUND: The relative contribution of different categories of contact in transmitting
pertussis to very young infants, who experience the most severe morbidity, is the most …

Background Coverage levels for many recommended adult vaccinations are low. The cost-
effectiveness research literature on adult vaccinations has not been synthesized in recent …

Pertussis continues to be a relevant public-health issue. The high coverage rates achieved
have decreased the spread of the pathogen, but the waning of immunity implies a relevant …

En los últimos años se está observando una reemergencia de la tos ferina en los países con
amplias coberturas vacunales, con la aparición de brotes importantes. Este aumento de la …

Objective To evaluate the impact of the adolescent Tdap (tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria
toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine) vaccination program on pertussis trends in the …

Background: Despite> 50 years of universal vaccination, pertussis remains the most
prevalent vaccine-preventable infectious disease in developed countries. Pertussis is often …

Over the past several decades, many new and highly efficacious interventions have been
developed in health and public health settings thanks to considerable investments in …

A classical epidemiological framework is used to provide a preliminary cost analysis of the
effects of quarantine and isolation on the dynamics of infectious diseases for which no …