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Pertussis, Still a Formidable Foe

Author(s) -

Kevin Forsyth

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/522660

Subject(s) - medicine , bordetella pertussis , whooping cough , intensive care medicine , disease , immunization , public health , pertussis vaccine , health professionals , health care , immunology , pediatrics , vaccination , pathology , genetics , antigen , bacteria , economics , biology , economic growth

Pertussis disease remains a major global health problem. Both the public and health care professionals remain poorly informed about the disease caused by Bordetella pertussis. Control is possible. There are now many publications highlighting important immunization strategies to enable significant control of the mortality and morbidity caused by pertussis.

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