Unique factors to consider when exploring the surge in reported pertussis cases in China

Qian-Qian Du1, Ya-Hong Hu1, Qing-Hong Meng1

  • 1Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics, Laboratory of Infection and Microbiology, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China.

The Lancet. Microbe
|August 20, 2024
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