title: Changing pertussis epidemiology: everything old is new again.
abstract: Before vaccination, pertussis was a universal disease of early childhood. Although apparent control of the disease in the United States and other countries was achieved through vaccination, pertussis is resurgent. Though acellular vaccines have been in use for 20 years, new data are emerging on their effectiveness and durability of protection and the contribution of these characteristics to the resurgence of pertussis.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007156:Immunologic Memory; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000276:immunology*; D013997:Time Factors; D022282:Vaccines, Acellular / Q000276:immunology; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D010567:Pertussis Vaccine; D022282:Vaccines, Acellular
keywords: Bordetella pertussis; Whooping cough; epidemiology; immunization; public health; vaccination