Open AccessEstimation of Household Transmission Rates of Pertussis and the Effect of Cocooning Vaccination Strategies on Infant Pertussis
Author(s) -
Sabine C. de Greeff,
Hester E. de Melker,
Anneke Westerhof,
Joop Schellekens,
Frits R. Mooi,
Michiel van Boven
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e31826c2b9e
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , transmission (telecommunications) , pediatrics , pertussis vaccine , confidence interval , population , estimation , whooping cough , demography , environmental health , immunology , immunization , antibody , electrical engineering , sociology , engineering , management , economics
Despite >50 years of universal vaccination, pertussis remains the most prevalent vaccine-preventable infectious disease in developed countries. Pertussis is often mild in adults, but can run a severe course in young infants.
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