Molecular epidemiology of Bordetella pertussis and analysis of vaccine antigen genes from clinical isolates from Shenzhen, China

• Main Authors: Shuang Wu (Author), Qinghua Hu (Author), Chao Yang (Author), Haijian Zhou (Author), Hongyu Chen (Author), Yanwei Zhang (Author), Min Jiang (Author), Yuxiang He (Author), Xiaolu Shi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although pertussis cases globally have been controlled through the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), the incidence of pertussis has increased significantly in recent years, with a "resurgence" of pertussis occurring in developed countries with high immunization...