Pertussis is a severe respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis, and in 2008,
pertussis was associated with an estimated 16 million cases and 195,000 deaths globally …

Importance Parents hesitant to vaccinate their children may delay routine immunizations or
seek exemptions from state vaccine mandates. Recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable …

This report compiles and summarizes all recommendations from CDC's Advisory Committee
on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding prevention and control of tetanus, diphtheria …

Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by the bacterial pathogen
Bordetella pertussis. Pertussis rates in the United States have been rising and reached a 50 …

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 …

Pertussis has reemerged as a problem across the world. To better understand the nature of
the resurgence, we reviewed recent epidemiologic data and we report disease trends from …

Before vaccination, pertussis was a universal disease of early childhood. Although apparent
control of the disease in the United States and other countries was achieved through …

BACKGROUND: In 2010, 9120 cases of pertussis were reported in California, more than any
year since 1947. Although this resurgence has been widely attributed to waning immunity of …

An analysis assessing for associations between pertactin production and both clinical
presentation and vaccine history found a significant association between vaccination and …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pertussis incidence is increasing, possibly due to the
introduction of acellular vaccines, which may have decreased the durability of immune …