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Pertussis outbreak investigation of Mekdela district, South Wollo zone, Amhara region, North-West Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by Bordetella pertussis. It is one of the most common vaccine-preventable bacterial infections that affects all susceptible individuals, regardless of age. Investigation was done to verify the existence of an outbreak and to ide...

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Autores principales: Alamaw, Sefi Derib, Kassa, Addisu Workineh, Gelaw, Yalemzewod Assefa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5568300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28830538
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2735-1