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Pertussis surveillance results from a French general practitioner network, France, 2017 to 2020. [PDF]

Euro Surveill, 2022
Debin M, Launay T, Rossignol L, Ait El Belghiti F, Brisse S, Guillot S, Guiso N, Levy-Bruhl D, Merdrignac L, Toubiana J, Blanchon T, Hanslik T.   +11 more
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Evaluation of an alternative informed consent procedure for clinical trials conducted in The Gambia [PDF]

Background: Comprehension of informed consent poses greater challenges to clinical trial participants in The Gambia because of low literacy and absence of standardised formats for writing the local languages.
Afolabi, MO
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The Ongoing Challenge of Pertussis in Eastern and Northern Europe: Recommendations from the Global Pertussis Initiative

Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Pertussis (whooping cough), a vaccine-preventable disease that affects people of any age, has resurged globally after the COVID-19 pandemic. Key reasons for recent pertussis outbreaks include suboptimal pertussis vaccination coverage (particularly for ...
Mine Durusu Tanriover, Ulrich Heininger, Ergin Çiftçi, Anca Cristina Drăgănescu, Andrzej Fal, Maria Tsolia, Dace Zavadska, Rodrigo Orozco Fernández, Daniela Flavia Hozbor, Donald B. Middleton, Rudzani Muloiwa, Flor M. Muñoz, Anna Ong-Lim, Tina Q. Tan, Kevin Forsyth   +14 more
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Positivity analysis of Bordetella spp. and SARS-CoV-2 coinfections in clinical samples from Colombia, 2021–2022

Microbiology Spectrum
Pertussis and COVID-19 are respiratory diseases with similar clinical manifestations, complicating diagnosis. In Colombia, pertussis surveillance is based on probable cases confirmed through laboratory detection of Bordetella pertussis.
Valentina Bonilla-Bravo, Efrain Montilla-Escudero, Ximena Castro Martinez, Fabiola Rojas, Carolina Duarte, Sandra Aparicio, Sergio Yebrail Gómez-Rangel, Paula Rodriguez Romero, Sandra Lucero Bonilla, Franklyn Prieto Alvarado, Jaid Rojas Sotelo, Gloria Rey Benito   +11 more
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Challenges of interpreting epidemiologic surveillance pertussis data with changing diagnostic and immunization practices: the case of the state of São Paulo, Brazil

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background A significant increase in pertussis incidence occurred in Brazil, from 2011 to 2014, despite high coverage of childhood immunization with whole-cell-pertussis (wP) containing vaccines.
Eder Gatti Fernandes, Ana Marli Christovam Sartori, Patrícia Coelho de Soárez, Telma Regina M. P. Carvalhanas, Marcela Rodrigues, Hillegonda Maria Dutilh Novaes   +5 more
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How to improve pertussis vaccination in pregnancy: a European expert review

Expert Review of Vaccines
Introduction Pertussis vaccination in pregnancy is a safe and highly effective strategy to protect young infants against severe pertussis, but cases continue to occur.
Adam Finn, Nicole Guiso, Carl Heinz Wirsing von König, Federico Martinón-Torres, Arto A. Palmu, Paolo Bonanni, Pierre Bakhache, Helena C. Maltezou, Pierre Van Damme   +8 more
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EPI Update, June 3, 2011 [PDF]

, 2011
Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public ...

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New Pertussis Vaccination Strategies beyond Infancy: Recommendations by the Global Pertussis Initiative [PDF]

, 2017
Background. The Global Pertussis Initiative, an expert scientific forum, was established to address the ongoing problems associated with pertussis disease worldwide. Methods.
Campins-Marti, Magda, Caro, Jaime, Cherry, James D., Forsyth, Kevin D., Greenberg, David, Guiso, Nicole, Heininger, Ulrich, Plotkin, Stanley, Schellekens, Joop, Tan, Tina, von König Carl-Heinz, Wirsing   +10 more
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Paediatric surveillance of pertussis in 1998

, 2000
Objective: To gain insight into the severity of pertussis in hospitalised cases. Methods: In 1998, hospitalisation data were collected through paediatric surveillance. Results: From 115 hospitalisation admissions collected, 55% of the patients were younger than 3 months of age and not vaccinated; 12% were 3-5 months of age and of these, 50% were ...
Melker HE de, Neppelenbroek SN, Schellekens JFP, Suijkerbuijk AWM, Conyn- van Spaendonck MAE   +4 more
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The Impact of Childhood Health on Adult Educational Attainment: Evidence from Modern Mandatory School Vaccination Laws [PDF]

This paper examines the impact of post-neonatal childhood health on adult educational attainment using evidence from mandatory school vaccination laws in the U.S.
Dara N. Lee
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