title: The new health legacy: when pertussis becomes a heritage transmitted from mothers to infants.
abstract: Despite high vaccination coverage rates, there has been a gradual increase in reported pertussis cases. Although whooping cough affects all ages, young infants continue to suffer the greatest pertussis disease burden. Adolescents and adults are the primary source of infection for young babies. In this paper, we report two cases involving the likely transmission of pertussis from mothers to infants in Tunisia.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zouari
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Hanen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Smaoui
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics B, Children's Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Souad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bousnina
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Menif
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Najla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ben Jaballah
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Amel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kechrid
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D014416:Tunisia; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission*
chemical_list: D010567:Pertussis Vaccine