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Pre-existing antibodies predict protection while mucosal inflammation correlates with symptomatic <i>Bordetella pertussis</i> infection
2026-07-09
Abstract excerpt
Despite decades of widespread vaccination, whooping cough caused by Bordetella pertussis (Bp) continues to circulate globally. To define correlates of protection and mechanisms underlying symptom development, we characterized systemic and mucosal immune responses in a controlled human infection model of Bp ( NCT05136599 ). Healthy vaccinated adults were intranasally challenged with escalating Bp doses and classi...
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- d1caa1fe-2247-52c5-8015-f4f8c9b4da59
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- 10.64898/2026.06.26.26356067
