Bordetella pertussis infection among international travellers: The need for a rigorous implementation of vaccine policies

Travel Med Infect Dis. 2015 May-Jun;13(3):259-60. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2015.03.011. Epub 2015 Apr 2.

Authors

Joan Gómez-Junyent¹, Antonia Calvo-Cano², José Muñoz², Joaquim Gascón²

Affiliations

¹ ISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic - Universitat de Barcelona, C/Rosselló 132, 4° 08036 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: gjunyent@hotmail.com.
² ISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic - Universitat de Barcelona, C/Rosselló 132, 4° 08036 Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 25864792
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2015.03.011

No abstract available

Keywords: Pertussis; Travellers; Vaccination.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Bordetella pertussis / pathogenicity
Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines / administration & dosage*
Humans
Internationality*
Travel*
Vaccination
Whooping Cough / epidemiology
Whooping Cough / prevention & control*

Substances

Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines