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The re-emergence of pertussis: implications for diagnosis and surveillance [PDF]

New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 2008
Pertussis, or whooping cough, a highly contagious disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, is making a comeback globally and nationally in spite of reasonable vaccination coverage. This paper provides an update on laboratory testing methods that assist the confirmation of clinical disease and investigation of outbreaks.
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Ultrasound Procedure Codes Enable Timely Surveillance of Ongoing Pregnancies: A Nationwide Population‐Based Register Study

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Volume 35, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Purpose Pregnant women in Norway are offered routine ultrasound examinations in the first and second trimester during gestational weeks 11–13 and 17–19, but attendance rates are unknown. With the introduction of maternal pertussis vaccination, we sought to investigate whether ultrasound attendance during pregnancy could identify the target ...
Margrethe Greve‐Isdahl, Melanie Stecher, Jesper Dahl, Evy Dvergsdal, Suzanne Campbell, Inger Johanne Bakken, Hinta Meijerink, Hilde Marie Engjom   +7 more
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Seasonal distribution of pertussis [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2019
Introduction/Objective. The seasonality of pertussis is not exactly determined. The aim of this study was to describe the seasonal distribution of pertussis in the South Bačka District of Vojvodina, Serbia, during four consecutive years. Methods.
Ristić Mioljub, Radosavljević Biljana
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Virus-Like Particle-Mediated Vaccination against Interleukin-13 May Harbour General Anti-Allergic Potential beyond Atopic Dermatitis [PDF]

, 2020
Virus-like particle (VLP)-based anti-infective prophylactic vaccination has been established in clinical use. Although validated in proof-of-concept clinical trials in humans, no VLP-based therapeutic vaccination against self-proteins to modulate chronic
Foerster, John, Molęda, Aleksandra
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Increasing incidence of pertussis in Brazil: a retrospective study using surveillance data [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2015
Many countries have reported an increase in the incidence of pertussis, which has become a global public health concern.In this study, the epidemiology of pertussis in Brazil was assessed retrospectively using surveillance data gathered from case notification forms from 2007 to 2014.From 2007 to 2014, 80,068 suspected cases of pertussis were reported ...
Guimarães, Lucas Melo, Carneiro, Eduilson Lívio Neves da Costa, Carvalho-Costa, Filipe Anibal   +2 more
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Understanding the Epidemiology of Pertussis in Denmark

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
Tine Dalby, Aoife Ronayne, Peter Henrik Andersen   +2 more
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The Current Landscape and Future Prospects of Vaccine Manufacturing in Africa: Challenges, Innovations, and Opportunities: A Narrative Review

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Africa has significant challenges in meeting its vaccination needs, including inadequate manufacturing capacity, infrastructure deficiencies, a scarcity of experienced personnel, regulatory hurdles, restricted access to technology and intellectual property.
Courage Chandipwisa, Agness Shimilimo, Olivier Uwishema, Helen Onyeaka   +3 more
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Epidemiology of Pertussis After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of the Factors Involved in the Resurgence of the Disease in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries

Vaccines
Pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial disease of the respiratory tract that can be prevented by vaccination. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the vaccine coverage rate for the third dose of a DPT-containing vaccine was 86%, with large disparities among
Lucia F. Bricks, Juan C. Vargas-Zambrano, Denis Macina   +2 more
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Antimicrobial susceptibilities of Bordetella species isolated in a Multicenter Pertussis Surveillance Project [PDF]

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 1988
MICs for 90% (MIC90s) of 75 Bordetella pertussis strains for amoxicillin, erythromycin, rifampin, and sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim were 1, less than or equal to 0.12, 1, and 4 micrograms/ml, respectively. Susceptibility rates were all greater than or equal to 93%. Only 17% of the strains were susceptible to tetracycline.
T A, Kurzynski, D M, Boehm, J A, Rott-Petri, R F, Schell, P E, Allison   +4 more
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Infections in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Evolving Risks and Prevention Strategies

European Journal of Haematology, Volume 116, Issue 3, Page 204-214, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Infections remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), reflecting both intrinsic immune dysfunction and therapy‐related immunosuppression. The pathogenesis of immunodeficiency in CLL is multifactorial: neoplastic B cells impair humoral immunity, T cells are functionally exhausted, and ...
Enrica Antonia Martino, Santino Caserta, Ernesto Vigna, Antonella Bruzzese, Nicola Amodio, Eugenio Lucia, Virginia Olivito, Caterina Labanca, Francesco Mendicino, Fortunato Morabito, Massimo Gentile   +10 more
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