Pertussis: New preventive strategies for an old disease
In the last twenty years, despite high vaccination coverage, epidemics of pertussis are occurring in both developing and developed countries. Many reasons could explain the pertussis resurgence: the increasing awareness of the disease, the availability of new diagnostic tests with higher sensitivity, the emergence of new Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) strains different from those contained in the current vaccines, the asymptomatic transmission of B. pertussis in adolescents and adults and the shorter duration of protection given by the acellular pertussis (aP) vaccine.
Source: Paediatric Respiratory Reviews - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Greta Di Mattia, Ambra Nicolai, Antonella Frassanito, Laura Petrarca, Raffaella Nenna, Fabio Midulla Tags: Review Source Type: research
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