Impact of immunisation on pertussis transmission in England and Wales

Authors
Rohani, P Earn, DJD Grenfell, BT
Citation
P. Rohani et al., Impact of immunisation on pertussis transmission in England and Wales, LANCET, 355(9200), 2000, pp. 285-286
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
LANCET
ISSN journal
01406736 → ACNP
Volume
355
Issue
9200
Year of publication
2000
Pages
285 - 286
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(20000122)355:9200<285:IOIOPT>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Pertussis immunisation reduces disease frequency, but is not thought to pre vent transmission. We show that vaccination has substantially reduced trans mission in England and Wales.