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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.
Alberto Eugenio Tozzi, Francesco Gesualdo, Elisabetta Pandolfi   +2 more
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Tracking Pertussis and Evaluating Control Measures through Enhanced Pertussis Surveillance, Emerging Infections Program, United States

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015
Despite high coverage with pertussis-containing vaccines, pertussis remains endemic to the United States. There have been increases in reported cases in recent years, punctuated by striking epidemics and shifting epidemiology, both of which raise ...
Tami H. Skoff, Joan Baumbach, Paul R. Cieslak   +2 more
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Pertussis in the Tshwane District, Gauteng province, South Africa: A cross-sectional study [PDF]

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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Pertussis, anti-Bordetella pertussis toxin, vaccination, and clinical surveillance

Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research, 2023
Amnuay Kleebayoon, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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Reemergence of Pertussis in the Highly Vaccinated Population of The Netherlands: Observations on Surveillance Data [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2000
We analyzed pertussis reporting, death, hospitalization, and serodiagnostic data from 1976 to 1998 to help explain the cause of the 1996 pertussis outbreak in the Netherlands. The unexpected outbreak was detected by an increase in pertussis reporting and
Hester E. de Melker, J.F.P. Schellekens, S.E. Neppelenbroek, F.R. Mooi, H.C. Rümke, M.A.E. Conyn-van Spaendonck   +5 more
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Asymptomatic Bordetella pertussis infections in a longitudinal cohort of young African infants and their mothers

eLife, 2021
Recent pertussis resurgence in numerous countries may be driven by asymptomatic infections. Most pertussis surveillance studies are cross-sectional and cannot distinguish asymptomatic from pre-symptomatic infections.
Christopher J Gill, Christian E Gunning, William B MacLeod, Lawrence Mwananyanda, Donald M Thea, Rachel C Pieciak, Geoffrey Kwenda, Zacharia Mupila, Pejman Rohani   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pertussis incidence rates in Novi Sad (Serbia) before and during improved surveillance [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2017
Introduction/Objective. The Global Pertussis Initiative (GPI) proposed clinical case definitions for pertussis diagnosis in three different age cohorts in order to improve surveillance of pertussis especially in older children, adolescents, and adults ...
Petrović Vladimir, Šeguljev Zorica, Ristić Mioljub, Radosavljević Biljana, Đilas Milan, Heininger Ulrich   +5 more
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Analysis of pertussis surveillance data (2022-2023) in a district of Beijing. [PDF]

BMC Infect Dis
Wang Y, Wang H, Li Y, Yan A, Kang Y, Liu L, Xiao L, Li S, Wang F, Liu S, Peng T, Zhang M, Shao Z.   +12 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Assessing the Underestimation of Adult Pertussis Disease in Five Latin American Countries

Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2023
Introduction Pertussis, a contagious respiratory disease, is underreported in adults. The study objective was to quantify underestimation of pertussis cases in adults aged ≥ 50 years in five Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico ...
Adriana Guzman-Holst, Jorge A. Gomez, Otavio Cintra, Desirée Van Oorschot, Nicolas Jamet, Javier Nieto-Guevara   +5 more
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Pertussis Surveillance in Canada: Trends to 2012. [PDF]

Can Commun Dis Rep, 2014
The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of the pertussis activity in Canada.A descriptive analysis of pertussis incidence by year, age group, gender and province/territory was conducted using national surveillance data, clinical administrative data and vital statistics data.Pertussis is an endemic cyclical disease in Canada with peaks in ...
Smith T, Rotondo J, Desai S, Deehan H.
europepmc   +3 more sources