Is Pertussis Infection Neglected in China? Evidence from a Seroepidemiology Survey in Zhejiang, an Eastern Province of China

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 11; no. 5; p. e0155965
• Main Authors: He, Hanqing, Yao, Pingping, Zhou, Yang, Deng, Xuan, Pan, Jinren
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 25.05.2016; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Age Factors; Antibodies; Antibodies, Bacterial - blood; Antibodies, Bacterial - immunology; Biology and Life Sciences; Bordetella pertussis; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; China; Clinical medicine; Confidence intervals; Demographic aspects; Diphtheria; Disease control; Disease prevention; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Epidemiology; Female; Humans; Immunization; Immunoglobulin G; Infant; Infections; Male; Medical laboratories; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Neglected Diseases - blood; Neglected Diseases - epidemiology; Neglected Diseases - immunology; People and Places; Pertussis; Pertussis toxin; Pertussis Toxin - immunology; Pertussis vaccines; Physiological aspects; Prevention; Regulatory agencies; Research and Analysis Methods; Risk factors; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Seroepidemiology; Surveillance; Teenagers; Tetanus; Toxins; Trends; Vaccines; Whooping cough; Whooping Cough - blood; Whooping Cough - epidemiology; Whooping Cough - immunology; China; Zhejiang China

The resurgence of pertussis has occurred in many countries. However, the epidemiological profiles of pertussis cannot be well understood by the current surveillance system in China. This study was designed to investigate the age specific serologic evidence of antibodies against pertussis, and to off...