Epidemiology of pertussis in two Ibero-American countries with different vaccination policies: lessons derived from different surveillance systems
Abstract Background Pertussis is a re-emerging disease worldwide despite its high vaccination coverage. European and Latin-American countries have used different surveillance and vaccination policies against pertussis. We compared the epidemiology of this disease in two Ibero-American countries with...
Main Authors: | Rubén Solano, Josefa Masa-Calles, Zacarías Garib, Patricia Grullón, Sandy L. Santiago, Altagracia Brache, Ángela Domínguez, Joan A. Caylà |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-11-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3844-9 |
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