Pertussis : epidemiology, immunology, and evolution / edited by Pejman Rohani and Samuel V. Scarpino

Published:: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:: First edition.
Physical Description:: xiv, 274 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Additional Creators:: Rohani, Pejman and Scarpino, Samuel V.

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Series:

Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction to pertussis transmission and epidemiological dynamics / Samuel V. Scarpino -- 2.Basics of pertussis pathogenesis / Eric T. Harvill -- 3.The immunology of Bordetella pertussis infection and vaccination / Kingston H.G. Mills -- 4.Pertussis epidemiology / Elizabeth Miller -- 5.Role of vaccine schedules / Hester de Melker -- 6.Animal models / Tracy Nicholson -- 7.The human immune responses to pertussis and pertussis vaccines / Camille Locht -- 8.Evolutionary epidemiology theory of vaccination / Sylvain Gandon -- 9.Temporal patterns of Bordetella pertussis genome sequence and structural evolution / Glen Otero -- 10.Vaccine-driven selection and the changing molecular epidemiology of Bordetella pertussis / Sophie Octavia -- 11.Congenerics: what can be learned about pertussis from pertussis-like disease caused by other Bordetella? / Andrew Preston -- 12.Surveillance and diagnostics / Peter McIntyre -- 13.Contrasting ecological and evolutionary signatures of whooping cough epidemiological dynamics / Samuel V. Scarpino -- 14.Pertussis immunity and the epidemiological impact of adult transmission: statistical evidence from Sweden and Massachusetts / Pejman Rohani -- 15.Public health consequences / Gayatri Amirthalingam.

Summary:

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a respiratory disease caused primarily by infection with the bacterium Bordetella pertussis and remains the leading cause of death amongst vaccine-preventable diseases worldwide. This volume aims to synthesize the current understanding of this critically important, global pathogen.

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ISBN:

019881187X hardcover
9780198811879 hardcover

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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