EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF PERTUSSIS IMMUNIZATION EFFECTIVENESS IN VARNA REGION (2009-2014)
Pertussis is an acute infectious disease, caused by Bordetella pertussis. Although an effective vaccination program exists in many countries, it is a wide-spread and highly contagious infection. In Varna Region, B. pertussis infection affects different age groups, but the incidence rate is highest i...
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Peytchinski Publishing,
2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Pertussis is an acute infectious disease, caused by Bordetella pertussis. Although an effective vaccination program exists in many countries, it is a wide-spread and highly contagious infection. In Varna Region, B. pertussis infection affects different age groups, but the incidence rate is highest in infants under 1 year (12 cases in total), following the group of children at 0-9 years of age (9 cases in total). During the period 2009-2014, a significant decrease in the immunization covering was detected, mainly due on irregular vaccine supply and anti-vaccination movement among parents. |
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| Item Description: | 10.5272/jimab.2016222.1154 1312-773X |