Adaptation of Bordetella pertussis to Vaccination: A Cause for Its Reemergence?

In The Netherlands, as in many other western countries, pertussis vaccines have been used extensively for more than 40 years. Therefore, it is conceivable that vaccine-induced immunity has affected the evolution of B. pertussis. Consistent with this notion, pertussis has reemerged in The Netherlands...

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Main Authors: Frits R. Mooi, Inge H. M. van Loo, Audrey King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/7/01-7708_article