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Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious lower respiratory tract infection caused by Bordetella pertussis and represents an important cause of infant death worldwide. Despite high vaccination rates in some countries, the incidence of pertussis continues to rise in persons of all ages and presents an important global public health concern. Increased control of pertussis depends, in part, on implementing strategies to maximize the effectiveness of available vaccines to protect those at risk of infection.
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Steering Committee Chair
Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Former Head, Research Unit, Institut Pasteur; Director, National Reference Centres for Pertussis and Diphtheria, Paris, France
Head, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia