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Comparative genomics of prevaccination and modern Bordetella pertussis strains.
BMC genomics - 11 Nov 2010
Bart Marieke J, van Gent Marjolein, van der Heide Han G J, Boekhorst Jos, Hermans Peter, Parkhill Julian, Mooi Frits R
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BACKGROUND: Despite vaccination since the 1950s, pertussis has persisted and resurged. It remains a major cause of infant death worldwide and is the most prevalent vaccine-preventable disease in developed countries. The resurgence of pertussis has been associated with the expansion of Bordetella...
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