Impact of whooping cough vaccination revealed

(Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) The most comprehensive study to date of Bordetella pertussis, the family of bacteria that causes whooping cough, could inform public health strategies to control the respiratory disease that kills 195,000 children worldwide each year. The study reveals surprising findings about the impact vaccination strategies to date have had on the bacteria's origin and evolution.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news