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Underestimated Incidence Rate of Pertussis in the Community: Results from Active Population-Based Surveillance in Yiwu, China

Microorganisms
Background: The resurgence of pertussis in China underscores the urgency of active surveillance to complement the passive surveillance system. Methods: Active surveillance for pertussis was conducted from 1 June 2021 to 31 May 2022, at Yiwu, Zhejiang ...
Hanying Dai, Hanqing He, Juan Xu, Yao Zhu, Tao Fu, Bohan Chen, Jie Li, Yuan Gao, Aiping Qin, Maojun Zhang, Zhujun Shao   +10 more
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Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for treatment of uncomplicated acute bronchitis: background. [PDF]

, 2001
The following principles of appropriate antibiotic use for adults with acute bronchitis apply to immunocompetent adults without complicating comorbid conditions, such as chronic lung or heart disease.
Bartlett, JG, Besser, RE, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cooper, RJ, Gonzales, R, Hickner, JM, Hoffman, JR, Sande, MA   +7 more
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Screening for Infectious diseases among newly arrived migrants. experiences and practices in non-EU countries of the Mediterranean basin and Black Sea [PDF]

, 2015
Changing migration dynamics in the Mediterranean Sea and differences in infectious diseases (ID) burden between the countries of origin have raised questions whether public health actions are needed to avoid the transmission of ID.
Christian Napoli, Flavia Riccardo, Maria Dente, Network FCCBHTMBBS, Pasqualino Rossi, Silvia Declich, Tommi Kärki   +6 more
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Genomic surveillance and improved molecular typing ofBordetella pertussisusing wgMLST [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2020
ABSTRACTMulti-Locus Sequence Typing (MLST) provides allele-based characterization of bacterial pathogens in a standardized framework. However, current MLST schemes forBordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, seldom reveal diversity among the small number of gene targets and thereby fail to delineate population structure.
Michael R. Weigand, Yanhui Peng, Hannes Pouseele, Dane Kania, Katherine E. Bowden, Margaret M. Williams, M. Lucia Tondella   +6 more
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The potential of wastewater monitoring as a novel surveillance tool for early warning of Bordetella pertussis outbreaks

Emerging Microbes and Infections
The prolonged latency period and delayed reporting of clinical surveillance data have led to a sluggish response to Bordetella pertussis outbreaks in China.
Songzhe Fu, Xin Du, Zheng Xu, Haifeng Li, Hui Yao, Shuyue Tang, Wenjuan Zhao, Min Hao, Zhiguang Qiu, Zengguo Wang   +9 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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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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Pertussis outbreak detected by active surveillance in Cyprus in 2003 [PDF]

Eurosurveillance, 2007
Pertussis is a disease of substantial public health importance that still lacks an efficient surveillance system. It has been a notifiable disease in Cyprus since 1930, and has had an incidence rate of 1 per 100,000 persons during the last 10 years. In 2001, the Greece-Cyprus Paediatric Surveillance Unit (GCPSU) was established with the aim of active ...
Theodoridou, M., Hadjipanagis, A., Persianis, N., Makri, S., Hadjichristodoulou, C.   +4 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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Impact of inactivated poliovirus vaccine on mucosal immunity: implications for the polio eradication endgame. [PDF]

, 2015
The polio eradication endgame aims to bring transmission of all polioviruses to a halt. To achieve this aim, it is essential to block viral replication in individuals via induction of a robust mucosal immune response. Although it has long been recognized
Anis E, Davis DC, Edward PK Parker, Ghendon YZ, Glezen WP, Glezen WP, Herremans MM, Herremans TM, Hovi T, Kathleen M O’Reilly, Margarita Pons-Salort, Marine WM, Natalie A Molodecky, Nicholas C Grassly, Ogra PL, Wehrle PF, WHO Collaborative Study Group on Oral and Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccines   +16 more
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