title: Strategies and new developments to control pertussis, an actual health problem.
abstract: The aim of this article is to describe the current epidemiological situation of pertussis, as well as different short-term strategies that have been implemented to alleviate this threat. The state of the art of the development of new vaccines that are expected to provide long-lasting immunity against pertussis was also included.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio VacSal, Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular (IBBM), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CCT-CONICET La Plata, Calles 50 y 115, 1900, La Plata, Argentina.
authors.forename: María Emilia
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Gaillard
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio VacSal, Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular (IBBM), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CCT-CONICET La Plata, Calles 50 y 115, 1900, La Plata, Argentina.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bottero
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Estudios Inmunológicos y Fisiopatológicos (IIFP), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, UNLP 47 y 115 (1900) La Plata, Argentina.
authors.forename: Griselda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Estudios Inmunológicos y Fisiopatológicos (IIFP), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, UNLP 47 y 115 (1900) La Plata, Argentina.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rumbo
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio VacSal, Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular (IBBM), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CCT-CONICET La Plata, Calles 50 y 115, 1900, La Plata, Argentina hozbor@biol.unlp.edu.ar.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hozbor
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055808:Drug Discovery / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D010567:Pertussis Vaccine
keywords: epidemics; new vaccines; pertussis; short-term strategies