Effect of Vaccination on Bordetella pertussis Strains, China

Whole-cell pertussis vaccine was introduced in China in the early 1960s. We used standard typing methods to compare 96 Bordetella pertussis isolates collected before and after introduction of vaccination, during 1953–2005. The following vaccine-type alleles of the pertussis toxin (ptx) gene were cha...

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Main Authors: Liu Zhang, Yinghua Xu, Jianhong Zhao, Teemu Kallonen, Shenghui Cui, Yunqiang Xu, Qiming Hou, Fengxiang Li, Junzhi Wang, Qiushui He, Shumin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/11/10-0401_article