Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Pertussis (07): USA, France, Canada
PRO/EDR> Pertussis (07): USA, France, Canada
Whooping Cough -- United StatesPertussis has been on the rise in the United States, and, in 2012, the United States had the highest number of reported pertussis (whooping cough) cases since 1955. This study provides evidence of spatial clustering of nonmedical vaccine exemptions in kindergarteners and spatial clustering of pertussis cases in children age groups 5 years and younger and 10 to 14 years at the community level. The results suggest that states should reconsider allowing nonmedical vaccine Read more [...]
