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The Virulence Factors of Bordetella pertussis: Talented Modulators of Host Immune Response
17 Aug 2013
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 40 million whooping cough cases and between 200,000 and 400,000 pertussis-linked deaths are recorded each year. Although several types of vaccines are licensed and widely used, Bordetella pertussis continues to circulate in populations with high vaccine coverage of infants and children due to the waning of protection induced by the vaccination. B. pertussis typically expresses a wide array of...
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