Is adding maternal vaccination to prevent whooping cough cost-effective in Australia?

Is adding maternal vaccination to prevent whooping cough cost-effective in Australia?

Pertussis or whooping cough, a highly infectious respiratory infection, causes significant morbidity and mortality in infants. In adolescents and adults, pertussis presents with atypical symptoms often resulting in under-diagnosis and under-reporting, increasing the risk of transmission to more vuln...

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Main Authors: Laure-Anne Van Bellinghen, Alex Dimitroff, Michael Haberl, Xiao Li, Andrew Manton, Karen Moeremans, Nadia Demarteau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-09-01
Series:Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Subjects:
australia
cost-effectiveness
maternal vaccination
pertussis
whooping cough
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2018.1474315

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2018.1474315

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