Genomic epidemiology of Iranian Bordetella pertussis: 50 years after the implementation of whole cell vaccine

Genomic epidemiology of Iranian Bordetella pertussis: 50 years after the implementation of whole cell vaccine

ABSTRACTPertussis caused by Bordetella pertussis, remains a public health problem worldwide, despite high vaccine coverage in infants and children in many countries. Iran has been using whole cell vaccine for the last 50 years with more than 95% vaccination rate since 1988 and has experienced pertus...

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Main Authors: Azadeh Safarchi, Sophie Octavia, Vajihe Sadat Nikbin, Masoumeh Nakhost Lotfi, Seyed Mohsen Zahraei, Chin Yen Tay, Binit Lamichhane, Fereshteh Shahcheraghi, Ruiting Lan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
Bordetella pertussis
Iran
whole genome sequencing
genomics
adaptation and evolution
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1665479

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