Epidemiology of Pertussis Among Young Pakistani Infants: A Community-Based Prospective Surveillance Study

Conclusions. In one of the first prospective surveillance studies of infant pertussis in a developing country, we identified a moderate burden of pertussis disease in early infancy in Pakistan.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases - November 11, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Omer, S. B., Kazi, A. M., Bednarczyk, R. A., Allen, K. E., Quinn, C. P., Aziz, F., Sial, K., Phadke, V. K., Tondella, M. L., Williams, M. M., Orenstein, W. A., Ali, S. A. Tags: INFANT PERTUSSIS DISEASE BURDEN IN THE CONTEXT OF MATERNAL IMMUNIZATION STRATEGIES Source Type: research