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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AB00Q20101112
Adults may not be spreading whooping cough: study
By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO | Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:04pm EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Children largely spread whooping cough among themselves, so blanket vaccination campaigns targeting teens and adults may be a waste of time, according to a study that looks at how social patterns affect disease transmission...
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Source: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/Vaccines/23305
Kids Play Key Role in Whooping Cough Epidemiology
By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today
Published: November 11, 2010
Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
The changing pattern of whooping cough has been laid at the door of genetics, waning immunity, and better surveillance.
But it all comes down to a single factor -- kids tend to play with kids...
Adults may not be spreading whooping cough: study
By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO | Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:04pm EST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Children largely spread whooping cough among themselves, so blanket vaccination campaigns targeting teens and adults may be a waste of time, according to a study that looks at how social patterns affect disease transmission...
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Source: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/Vaccines/23305
Kids Play Key Role in Whooping Cough Epidemiology
By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today
Published: November 11, 2010
Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
The changing pattern of whooping cough has been laid at the door of genetics, waning immunity, and better surveillance.
But it all comes down to a single factor -- kids tend to play with kids...
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