Using age-stratified incidence data to examine the transmission consequences of pertussis vaccination

Pertussis is a highly infectious respiratory disease that has been on the rise in many countries worldwide over the past several years. The drivers of this increase in pertussis incidence remain hotly debated, with a central and long-standing hypothesis that questions the ability of vaccines to elim...

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Main Authors: J.C. Blackwood, D.A.T. Cummings, S. Iamsirithaworn, P. Rohani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Epidemics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175543651630007X