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. 2009 Mar;28(3):242-4.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31818a5d69.

Pertussis outbreak in primary and secondary schools in Ludwigslust, Germany demonstrating the role of waning immunity

Muna Abu Sin  1 , Rosemarie Zenke, Rita Rönckendorf, Martina Littmann, Pernille Jorgensen, Wiebke Hellenbrand
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Pertussis outbreak in primary and secondary schools in Ludwigslust, Germany demonstrating the role of waning immunity

Muna Abu Sin et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Mar.

Abstract

A pertussis outbreak primarily affecting school-age children in Ludwigslust, Germany, was investigated in 2006 to estimate attack rates and relative risk of pertussis according to time since last vaccination, after a complete primary course. Results suggested waning immunity beginning approximately 5 years after the last dose of pertussis vaccination. Most cases could have been prevented by earlier booster vaccination.

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