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A Survey of Pertussis Surveillance and Immunization Practices in Canada, 2012

Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2014
In 2012 there was an increase in the incidence of pertussis in the Americas. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) made a number of recommendations to strengthen surveillance, investigate outbreaks, to measure adequacy and timeliness of immunizations within the population and monitor policies related to high risk individuals such as health care ...
S, Desai, T, Smith, H, Deehan
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Assessing the spatial and temporal analysis of pertussis transmission among Hanoi, Vietnam population in the period of 2015 to 2019

Cogent Public Health, 2022
Despite the vaccination program’s great effectiveness, pertussis outbreaks are still reported with substantial spatial heterogeneity. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the spatio-temporal patterns of pertussis to determine the hot spots with the high-
Xuan Le Thi Thanh, Anh Nguyen Ngoc, Than Dao Huu, Dang Le Hai, Thanh Pham Duy, Anh Dang Kim   +5 more
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The impact of multiplex panel testing on ascertainment of pertussis-attributable, non-infant deaths: national surveillance from England

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Understanding the burden of pertussis and pertussis-related mortality is important in enabling a better understanding of population vulnerability and supporting vaccination program planning.
Catherine Sandford Alber, Emer Cullen, Sonia Ribeiro, David J. Litt, Gayatri Amirthalingam, Helen Campbell, Sharif A. Ismail   +6 more
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Pertussis: Resurgence of a forgotten entity

Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2020
Pertussis is a serious and life-threatening infection of infancy. Recurrent apnea with a paroxysm of cough is the early clue for its diagnosis. The rate of pertussis increased worldwide with the occurrence of regular outbreaks globally, including India ...
Mukesh Kumar Jain, Sibabratta Patnaik, Bandya Sahoo, Reshmi Mishra   +3 more
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The Present and Future Aspects of Life-Long Pertussis Prevention: Narrative Review with Regional Perspectives for Türkiye

Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2023
Pertussis, caused by Bordetella pertussis, remains one of the most widespread, contagious, and vaccine-preventable diseases. It results in notable morbidity and mortality as well as severe medical, social, and economic burden. Despite high global vaccine
Tamer Pehlivan, Ener Cagri Dinleyici, Ateş Kara, Zafer Kurugöl, Hasan Tezer, Nur Baran Aksakal, Aydan Biri, Alpay Azap   +7 more
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Surveillance of Circulating Bordetella pertussis Strains in Europe during 1998 to 2015 [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2018
ABSTRACT One reason for increased pertussis incidence is the adaptation of Bordetella pertussis to vaccine-induced immunity by modulating its genomic structure. This study, EUpert IV, includes 265 isolates collected from nine European countries during 2012 to 2015 ( n = 265) and ...
Alex-Mikael Barkoff, Jussi Mertsola, Denis Pierard, Tine Dalby, Silje Vermedal Hoegh, Sophie Guillot, Paola Stefanelli, Marjolein van Gent, Guy Berbers, Didrik F. Vestrheim, Margrethe Greve-Isdahl, Lena Wehlin, Margaretha Ljungman, Norman K. Fry, Kevin Markey, Kari Auranen, Qiushui He   +16 more
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Pertussis in the Tshwane District, Gauteng province, South Africa: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Public Health in Africa
Background: Pertussis remains a public health concern worldwide, particularly in infants and young children. Despite effective vaccines, challenges persist in addressing pertussis because of barriers such as limited healthcare access, inadequate ...
Xolelwa Ntsham, Tladi D. Ledibane
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Machine learning clinical decision support systems for surveillance: a case study on pertussis and RSV in children

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
We tested the performance of a machine learning (ML) algorithm based on signs and symptoms for the diagnosis of RSV infection or pertussis in the first year of age to support clinical decisions and provide timely data for public health surveillance.
Kimberly A. Mc Cord—De Iaco, Francesco Gesualdo, Elisabetta Pandolfi, Ileana Croci, Alberto Eugenio Tozzi   +4 more
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Risk factors for pertussis among hospitalized children in a high HIV prevalence setting, South Africa

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background: In low- and middle-income countries, including South Africa, the epidemiology of pertussis in relation to immunization, nutritional, and HIV status is poorly described.
N.M. du Plessis, G. Ntshoe, G. Reubenson, R. Kularatne, L. Blumberg, J. Thomas, T. Avenant   +6 more
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Pertussis Surveillance—United States, 1989-1991

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1993
The licensure of whole-cell pertussis vaccine combined with diphtheria and tetanus toxoids as DTP in the 1940s--and its widespread use in infants and children--led to a dramatic decline in the incidence of reported pertussis. In the prevaccine era, the average annual incidence and mortality for reported pertussis were 150 cases and six deaths per 100 ...
S F, Davis, P M, Strebel, S L, Cochi, E R, Zell, S C, Hadler   +4 more
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