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Isolate-Based Surveillance of Bordetella pertussis, Austria, 2018-2020.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2021
Cabal Adriana, Schmid Daniela, Hell Markus, Chakeri Ali, Mustafa-Korninger Elisabeth, Wojna Alexandra, Stöger Anna, Möst Johannes, Leitner Eva, Hyden Patrick, Rattei Thomas, Habington Adele, Wiedermann Ursula, Allerberger Franz, Ruppitsch Werner
Abstract excerpt
Pertussis is a vaccine-preventable disease, and its recent resurgence might be attributable to the emergence of strains that differ genetically from the vaccine strain. We describe a novel pertussis isolate-based surveillance system and a core genome multilocus sequence typing scheme to assess Bordetella pertussis genetic variability and investigate the increased incidence of pertussis in Austria. During...
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