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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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Update on Selected Adverse Events of Concern Following Immunization With Acellular Pertussis Vaccines, a Narrative Review

Acta Paediatrica, Volume 115, Issue 11, Page 2370-2379, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To provide an update paper on evidence of adverse events of concern following immunization (AEFI) with pertussis vaccines, focusing primarily on acellular (aP) vaccines. Methods Evidence was synthesised from epidemiological studies, systematic reviews over recent decades, expert interpretations in reviews from relevant research teams and ...
Lennart Nilsson, Jann Storsaeter
wiley   +1 more source

A Global Perspective of Childhood Vaccinations: Past, Present, and Future—From Smallpox to mRNA

Acta Paediatrica, Volume 115, Issue 11, Page 2498-2504, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Childhood immunisation is one of the most successful public health interventions in history, preventing millions of deaths and substantially reducing global child mortality. This mini‐review summarises the historical development of childhood vaccines, the role of global coordination in expanding immunisation coverage, and the innovations that ...
Tobias Alfvén, Tania Reza, Alieu Sowe
wiley   +1 more source

Vaccination in pediatric transplantation—General recommendations. A position paper by the European Reference Network TransplantChild

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Volume 83, Issue 4, Page 624-636, October 2026.
Abstract Infectious diseases remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among pediatric transplant recipients, despite significant advances in transplantation management. Vaccination is the most effective strategy to prevent infections; however, its efficacy is hindered in solid organ transplant (SOT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT)
Valeria Casotti, Francesco Saglio, Adriana Balduzzi, Peter Barany, Vibeke Brix Christensen, Simona Buelli, Daniele Donà, Maja Klaudel‐Dreszler, Sara Mosca, Andrea Pietrobattista, Michele Pinon, Giusy Ranucci, Lars Wennberg, Lorenzo D'Antiga, ERN TransplantChild Working Group, Claudia Vittori, Manuela Tumino, B. Ruben Brandsema, Lisa Swartling, Silvia Garazzino, Carlo Pace Napoleone, Kai Lehmberg, Isabella Guzzo, Charlotte Roy, Nicola Pradegan, Silvia Simo Nebot, Maria Herthelius, Angelo Mazza, Enrico Aidala, Oleg Godik, Victoria Bordon Cueto De Braem, Marco Busutti, Emily Claire Argento, Marc Garcia Lorenzo, Timo Jahnukainen, Zoryana Ivanyuk   +35 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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Post‐Tuberculosis Lung Disease: Clinicopathologic Insights, Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management

MedComm, Volume 7, Issue 10, October 2026.
A comprehensive review on post‐tuberculosis lung disease (PTLD) addresses the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical phenotypes and management, risk factors, prevention and systems approach, and future directions. This review provides standardized definitions, mechanistic insights and biomarkers of PTLD development, and clinical strategies for PTLD ...
Radha Gopalaswamy, Selvakumar Subbian
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Bidirectional Synergistic Interaction Between Influenza Virus and SARS‐CoV‐2 in the Postpandemic Era: A Modeling Study

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, Volume 20, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Influenza and COVID‐19 are major respiratory diseases whose co‐circulation dynamics are not fully understood. Surveillance data from the postpandemic period, free from the confounding effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), provide a unique opportunity to study their interactions.
Zhen Qin, Yongyue Wei, Junwen Zhou, Zhicheng Du, Shi Zhao, Zhihang Peng, Yuantao Hao   +6 more
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