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Slovenian Journal of Public Health, 2023 The completeness and timeliness of the pertussis questionnaire-based enhanced surveillance system (ESS) among infants and reported pertussis data within the electronic nationwide notification system (NNS) in the years 2015, 2017 and 2019 were evaluated ...
LIPTÁKOVÁ Monika +5 more
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Swiss Medical Weekly, 2021 Summary AIMS OF THE STUDY: Surveillance of pertussis at a national level is important to collect information on the epidemiology of the disease and to design optimal immunisation strategies.
Jana Zumstein, Ulrich Heininger
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Oral Fluid Testing for Pertussis, England and Wales, June 2007–August 2009
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 Existing pertussis surveillance systems tend to underidentify less severe cases among older children and adults. For routine follow-up of notified, nonconfirmed, clinically diagnosed pertussis cases, use of an oral fluid test was pilot tested in England ...
Helen Campbell +7 more
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BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Disease surveillance is central to the public health understanding of pertussis epidemiology. In Canada, public reporting practices have significantly changed over time, creating challenges in accurately characterizing pertussis epidemiology ...
Edward Thommes +5 more
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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 +5 more
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Trends in hospitalizations for vaccine‐preventable diseases in the United States from 2014 to 2024
Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Background and Objectives Vaccination rates have declined in recent years, resulting in outbreaks of vaccine‐preventable diseases (VPDs) among children. We aimed to evaluate VPD hospitalization rates from 2014 to 2024 and to report associated trends in outcomes including intensive care utilization, mortality, readmissions, and costs.
Nathan M. Money +5 more
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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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Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.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 +35 more
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Medicine Advances, EarlyView.Respiratory deaths in Bangladesh are frequently assigned non‐specific causes because of limited diagnostic information. Through stakeholder consultations, key informant interviews, microbiologist consultations, and literature review, 11 priority respiratory pathogens were identified for potential detection using post‐mortem nasal swab testing and ...
Ridwana Maher Manna +1 more
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