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The baboon model of pertussis: effective use and lessons for pertussis vaccines
3 Sept 2014
Abstract excerpt
The USA is experiencing a pertussis resurgence that resulted in a 60-year high of 48,000 cases in 2012. Our ability to counteract this resurgence is hampered by the fact that pertussis pathogenesis and immunity to pertussis infection are not well studied. Studies in humans are difficult due to the low frequency of pertussis in the population, the cyclical nature of incidence and the sporadic geographic...
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