Pertussis in Africa: Findings and recommendations of the Global Pertussis Initiative (GPI)

•Africa has a high pertussis burden and lacks WHO recommended vaccination coverage.•Improved pertussis surveillance is of high importance and recommended for LMICs.•Countries using wP vaccines for primary series are recommended to continue its use.•Improvement in infant and toddler vaccination progr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vaccine 2018-04, Vol.36 (18), p.2385-2393
Hauptverfasser:	Muloiwa, Rudzani, Wolter, Nicole, Mupere, Ezekiel, Tan, Tina, Chitkara, A.J., Forsyth, Kevin D., von König, Carl-Heinz Wirsing, Hussey, Gregory
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescents Adults Africa Babies Bordetella Children Children & youth Diagnostic systems Diphtheria Disease control Epidemiology Fatalities Global Pertussis Initiative Health surveillance HIV Hospitalization Human immunodeficiency virus Illnesses Immunization Infants Influenza Laboratories Medical personnel Morbidity Neonates Pertussis Pneumonia Pregnancy Public health Recommendations Respiratory diseases Surveillance Tetanus Vaccine efficacy Vaccines Whooping cough Womens health Workers
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