Introduction: Pertussis (whooping cough) is a vaccine-preventable disease; however,
neither natural-nor vaccine-induced protection is life-long. Although generally not severe in …

Background Vaccination has determined a dramatic decline in morbidity and mortality from
infectious diseases over the last century. However, low perceived risk of the infectious threat …

Background Childhood vaccination plays a key role in reducing morbidity and mortality from
vaccine-preventable diseases. Numerous studies have assessed the influence of …

BACKGROUND: Iran has witnessed a substantial demographic and health transition,
especially during the past 2 decades, which necessitates updated evidence-based policies …

To evaluate the achievements of China's immunization program between 1950 and 2018,
we chose 11 vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) as representative notifiable diseases …

Despite modern diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccines and high vaccine coverage, a
resurgence of pertussis (whooping cough) has been observed globally. In North America …

BACKGROUND: Identifying the burden of disease and its inequality between geographical
regions is an important issue to study health priorities. Estimating burden of diseases using …

BACKGROUND: Oral diseases, as a group of chronic diseases, are among the major public
health problems that lead to disability throughout the world. The major part of burden of oral …

Objective: To report and measure the burden of leishmaniasis in Iran using the global
burden of disease (GBD) results, conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and …

BACKGROUND: Statistical modeling and developing new methods for estimating BURDEN
OF DISEASES, injuries and risk factors is a fundamental concern in studying the country …