Before childhood vaccination was introduced in the 1940s, pertussis was a major cause of
infant death worldwide. Widespread vaccination of children succeeded in reducing illness …

In the Netherlands, as in many other western countries, pertussis vaccines have been used
extensively for more than 40 years. Therefore, it is conceivable that vaccine-induced …

Before childhood vaccination was introduced in the 1950s, pertussis or whooping cough
was a major cause of infant death worldwide. Widespread vaccination of children was …

There is evidence that pertussis is reemerging in vaccinated populations. We have
proposed, and provided evidence for, one explanation for this phenomenon in The …

Bordetella pertussis is the causative agent of pertussis, a highly contagious disease of the
human respiratory tract. Despite high vaccination coverage, pertussis has resurged and has …

Bordetella pertussis causes pertussis, a respiratory disease that is most severe for infants.
Vaccination was introduced in the 1950s, and in recent years, a resurgence of disease was …

Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes pertussis or whooping cough
in humans. The incidence of pertussis has increased in young infants, adolescents and …

Pertussis is an infectious disease of the respiratory tract caused by Bordetella pertussis.
Despite the introduction of mass vaccination against pertussis in Finland in 1952, pertussis …

Despite the widespread use of pertussis vaccines during the last decades, pertussis has
remained an endemic disease with frequent epidemic outbreaks. Currently two types of …

Pertussis is a worldwide public health threat. Bordetella pertussis produces multiple
virulence factors that have been studied individually, and many have recently been found to …