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fim3-24/ptxP-3 genotype is associated to whooping cough outbreak in Brazilian Midwest: The selection of Bordetella pertussis strains driven by vaccine immunization.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2024
de Paula Victor Gomes, de Sousa Rayane Sarafim, da Silva Rafaella Christina Moreira Rocha, Alves Everton Giovani, Caetano Alexandre Rodrigues, Ianella Patrícia, de Campos Tatiana Amabile
Abstract excerpt
Whopping cough (or Pertussis) is an acute infectious respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. The disease is highly transmissible and can be fatal in children under two years old. Since the introduction of vaccine immunization in 1940, Pertussis incidence decreased worldwide. In Brazil, the immunization was introduced in 1977 using the whole cell (wP) vaccine. Despite the high vaccination...
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