Seroepidemiology of pertussis in the east of China: Estimates of incidence of infection in adolescents and adults pre- and post-COVID-19

• Main Authors: Qiang Chen (Author), Wen Wang (Author), Xiuyun Shi (Author), Yan Xu (Author), Yanhong Zhu (Author), Yun Wu (Author), Zhiguo Wang (Author), Hui Sun (Author), Xiang Sun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionThe dramatic decrease in the number of reported cases of pertussis during COVID-19 pandemic has been underestimated. The objective was to compare the estimated incidence rate of pertussis in populations pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic by analyzing the anti-pertussis toxin (anti-PT) IgG a...