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The burden of laboratory-confirmed pertussis in low- and middle-income countries since the inception of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) in 1974: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: An effective vaccine against Bordetella pertussis was introduced into the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) by WHO in 1974, leading to a substantial global reduction in pertussis morbidity and mortality. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), however, the epidemiology of per...

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Autores principales: Muloiwa, Rudzani, Kagina, Benjamin M., Engel, Mark E., Hussey, Gregory D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7453720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32854714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01699-3