The epidemiology of pertussis in Germany: past and present

Open Access

25 February 2009

journal article
research article
Published by Springer Nature in BMC Infectious Diseases

Vol. 9 (1) , 22
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-9-22

Abstract

Current and past pertussis epidemiology in the two parts of Germany is compared in the context of different histories of vaccination recommendations and coverage to better understand patterns of disease transmission.

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