Background An effective vaccine against Bordetella pertussis was introduced into the
Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) by WHO in 1974, leading to a substantial …

High titres of pertussis toxin (PT) antibody have been shown to be predictive of recent
infection with Bordetella pertussis. The seroprevalence of standardized anti-PT antibody …

This book shows how time series analysis and computer matrix modelling can be used in
historical demography and geography to build mathematical models of population cycles, by …

The place of whole cell pertussis vaccines in paediatric immunisation schedules is under re-
evaluation by public health authorities in many countries, with the expectation that the newly …

Background We determined prevalence of pertussis infection and its associated host and
environmental factors to generate information that would guide strategies for disease …

Background Policy recommendations on pertussis vaccination need to be guided by data,
which are limited from low-and middle-income countries. We aimed to describe the …

Background. Pertussis vaccination in the 1950s was associated with a decrease in the
incidence of pertussis. A resurgence of pertussis has been documented, mainly in well …

Fundamento Describir la investigación clinicoepidemiológica y el diagnóstico serológico de
unbrote pertusoide en una comunidad gitana insuficientemente vacunada. Pacientes y …

Whooping cough is a vaccine preventable public health problem caused by Bordetella
Pertussis and Bordetella Parapertussis. It is a highly contagious respiratory disease. In this …

Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory disease that can occur in all age groups. Over
the past 15 years, an increase in the incidence of reported cases has been observed …