Asymptomatic Bordetella pertussis infections in a longitudinal cohort of young African infants and their mothers

Asymptomatic Bordetella pertussis infections in a longitudinal cohort of young African infants and their mothers

Recent pertussis resurgence in numerous countries may be driven by asymptomatic infections. Most pertussis surveillance studies are cross-sectional and cannot distinguish asymptomatic from pre-symptomatic infections. Longitudinal surveillance could overcome this barrier, providing more information a...

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Main Authors: Christopher J Gill, Christian E Gunning, William B MacLeod, Lawrence Mwananyanda, Donald M Thea, Rachel C Pieciak, Geoffrey Kwenda, Zacharia Mupila, Pejman Rohani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-06-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Bordetella pertussis
whooping cough
cohort study
asymptomatic infection
qPCR
Africa
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/65663

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