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A comparison of laboratory and clinical methods for diagnosing pertussis in an outbreak in a facility for the developmentally disabled

scientific article published on 01 March 1988

A randomized double-blind trial comparing a two-component acellular to a whole-cell pertussis vaccine in Senegal

scientific article published on October 1, 1997

Age at pertussis immunization as it relates to current epidemiology and disease control

scientific article published on 01 January 1988

An economic analysis of poliovirus risk management policy options for 2013-2052

scientific article published on 24 September 2015

An explosive point-source measles outbreak in a highly vaccinated population. Modes of transmission and risk factors for disease

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An outbreak of wild poliovirus in the Republic of Congo, 2010-2011

scientific article

Antibody responses and persistence in the two years after immunization with two acellular vaccines and one whole-cell vaccine against pertussis.

scientific article published in June 1998

Assessing and mitigating the risks for polio outbreaks in polio-free countries - Africa, 2013-2014.

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Certifying the elimination of poliomyelitis from Europe: advancing towards global eradication

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Cessation of Trivalent Oral Poliovirus Vaccine and Introduction of Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine - Worldwide, 2016.

scientific article published on 9 September 2016

Challenges faced by the global polio eradication initiative

Characterization of outbreak response strategies and potential vaccine stockpile needs for the polio endgame

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Characterizing poliovirus transmission and evolution: insights from modeling experiences with wild and vaccine-related polioviruses.

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Cluster lot quality assurance sampling: effect of increasing the number of clusters on classification precision and operational feasibility

scientific article published in November 2014

Combinations of Quality and Frequency of Immunization Activities to Stop and Prevent Poliovirus Transmission in the High-Risk Area of Northwest Nigeria

scientific article published on 11 June 2015

Comparative safety and immunogenicity of an acellular versus whole-cell pertussis component of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccines in Senegalese infants

scientific article published on December 1996

Continuing measles transmission in students despite school-based outbreak control program.

scientific article

Current epidemiology of pertussis in the United States

scientific article published in January 1988

Detection of vaccine-derived polioviruses in Mexico using environmental surveillance

scientific article

Differences by antigen in seroconversion: sensitivity, specificity and bias in the serological confirmation of pertussis

scientific article published on January 1, 1997

Early priming with inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) and intradermal fractional dose IPV administered by a microneedle device: A randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 14 October 2015

Economic analysis of the global polio eradication initiative.

scientific article

Effect of time at temperature on wild poliovirus titers in stool specimens

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Efficacy of whole-cell pertussis vaccine in preschool children in the United States

scientific article published on 01 May 1992

Epidemiological features of pertussis in the United States, 1980-1989.

scientific article

Epidemiology of pertussis in a West African community before and after introduction of a widespread vaccination program

scientific article published in May 2002

Estimated effects of a delay in the recommended vaccination schedule for diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine

scientific article published on 01 March 1987

Estimating the likely coverage of inactivated poliovirus vaccine in routine immunization: evidence from demographic and health surveys

scientific article published on November 2014

Evidence for a high attack rate and efficacy of erythromycin prophylaxis in a pertussis outbreak in a facility for the developmentally disabled

scientific article published in 1988

Expert review on poliovirus immunity and transmission

scientific article published on 15 July 2012

Global Transmission of Live Polioviruses: Updated Dynamic Modeling of the Polio Endgame

scientific article published on 20 January 2020

Health impact of measles vaccination in the United States

scientific article

Human serologic response to envelope-associated proteins and adenylate cyclase toxin of Bordetella pertussis

scientific article published on 01 January 1991

Immunogenicity of full and fractional dose of inactivated poliovirus vaccine for use in routine immunisation and outbreak response: an open-label, randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 16 May 2019

Immunogenicity of three doses of bivalent, trivalent, or type 1 monovalent oral poliovirus vaccines with a 2 week interval between doses in Bangladesh: an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised, controlled trial

scientific article published on 17 June 2015

Immunogenicity of type 2 monovalent oral and inactivated poliovirus vaccines for type 2 poliovirus outbreak response: an open-label, randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 20 March 2018

Importation and circulation of poliovirus in Bulgaria in 2001.

scientific article published on 03 September 2003

Incidence of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in Italian children

scientific article published on 01 January 1997

Individual-based modeling of potential poliovirus transmission in connected religious communities in North America with low uptake of vaccination

scientific article published on November 2014

Is There a Need for `Catch-Up' Polio Vaccination in Preadolescence?

scientific article published on September 11, 1981

Isotype and antigen specificity of pertussis agglutinins following whole-cell pertussis vaccination and infection with Bordetella pertussis

scientific article published on March 1994

Laboratory diagnosis of pertussis: the state of the art

scientific article published on 01 February 1987

Lessons Learned From the Introduction of Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine in Bangladesh

scientific article published on July 2017

Maintenance and Intensification of Bivalent Oral Poliovirus Vaccine Use Prior to its Coordinated Global Cessation

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Measles and rubella in the World Health Organization European region: diversity creates challenges

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Measles outbreaks in religious groups exempt from immunization laws

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Measles seroconfirmation using dried capillary blood specimens in filter paper

scientific article published on 01 March 1984

Modeling Poliovirus Transmission in Borno and Yobe, Northeast Nigeria

scientific article published on 29 April 2020

Modeling Poliovirus Transmission in Pakistan and Afghanistan to Inform Vaccination Strategies in Undervaccinated Subpopulations

scientific article published on 3 January 2018

Modeling options to manage type 1 wild poliovirus imported into Israel in 2013.

scientific article published on 10 December 2014

Modeling population immunity to support efforts to end the transmission of live polioviruses

scientific article published on 17 September 2012

Modeling undetected live poliovirus circulation after apparent interruption of transmission: implications for surveillance and vaccination

scientific article

Multiple independent emergences of type 2 vaccine-derived polioviruses during a large outbreak in northern Nigeria

scientific article published on 13 February 2013

Neonatal tetanus: potential for elimination in the world

scientific article published on 01 September 1987

New analytic approaches for analyzing and presenting polio surveillance data to supplement standard performance indicators

scientific article published on 21 March 2020

Notes from the Field: Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Outbreaks - Five Countries, 2014-2015.

scientific article

Oral poliovirus vaccine evolution and insights relevant to modeling the risks of circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPVs).

scientific article published on 07 March 2013

Outbreak of Paralytic Poliomyelitis in Albania, 1996: High Attack Rate Among Adults and Apparent Interruption of Transmission Following Nationwide Mass Vaccination

scientific article published on February 1, 1998

Outbreak of Type 2 Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus in Nigeria: Emergence and Widespread Circulation in an Underimmunized Population

scientific article published on April 1, 2011

Outbreaks of paralytic poliomyelitis during 1996-2012: the changing epidemiology of a disease in the final stages of eradication

scientific article

Outbreaks of pertussis in the United States: the Wisconsin experience

scientific article published on 01 January 1988

Patients with Primary Immunodeficiencies Are a Reservoir of Poliovirus and a Risk to Polio Eradication

scientific article published on 13 June 2017

Persistence of protection through 33 months of age provided by immunization in infancy with two three-component acellular pertussis vaccines

scientific article published on August 1, 1998

Pertussis epidemic in Oklahoma. Difficulties in preventing transmission

scientific article published on 01 May 1986

Pertussis immunization: Results of new trials

scientific article published on 01 January 1997

Polio eradication in the World Health Organization African Region, 2008-2012.

scientific article

Polio outbreak in Albania, 1996

scientific article published on 01 May 1997

Polio priority countries and the 2018 Hajj: Leveraging an opportunity

scientific article published on 07 August 2018

Polio-free certification and lessons learned--South-East Asia region, March 2014.

scientific article published in October 2014

Poliomyelitis outbreaks in Angola genetically linked to India: Risk factors and implications for prevention of outbreaks due to wild poliovirus importations

scientific article published on April 6, 2011

Poliomyelitis vaccination strategies for Europe

scientific article published on 01 February 1997

Poliovirus vaccination options for achieving eradication and securing the endgame

scientific article published on 10 June 2013

Population immunity to polioviruses in the context of a large-scale wild poliovirus type 1 outbreak in Tajikistan, 2010.

scientific article published on 24 July 2013

Possible eradication of wild poliovirus type 3--worldwide, 2012.

scientific article published on November 2014

Predictors of adverse events after the administration of acellular and whole-cell diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccines

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Preeradication vaccine policy options for poliovirus infection and disease control.

scientific article published on 05 March 2013

Preventing congenital rubella infection in the European Region of WHO: 2010 target

scientific article published in April 2004

Preventing congenital rubella infection in the European Region of WHO: 2010 target

scientific article published on 01 April 2004

Progress Toward Polio Eradication - Worldwide, 2015-2016.

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Progress Toward Polio Eradication - Worldwide, January 2016-March 2018.

scientific article published on 11 May 2018

Progress Toward Polio Eradication - Worldwide, January 2017-March 2019

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Progress Toward Polio Eradication - Worldwide, January 2018-March 2020

scientific article published on 26 June 2020

Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication - Nigeria, January 2018-May 2019

scientific article published on 26 July 2019

Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication--Nigeria, January 2014-July 2015.

scientific article published on August 2015

Progress Toward Poliovirus Containment Implementation - Worldwide, 2018-2019

scientific article published on 27 September 2019

Progress Toward Poliovirus Containment Implementation - Worldwide, 2019-2020

scientific article published on 18 September 2020

Progress in Europe towards the goal of poliomyelitis eradication

scientific article published on 01 May 1997

Progress toward global interruption of wild poliovirus transmission, 2010-2013, and tackling the challenges to complete eradication

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Progress toward polio eradication - worldwide, 2014-2015.

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Progress toward polio eradication--Worldwide, 2013-2014.

scientific article published on May 2014

Randomised study of the possible adjuvant effect of BCG vaccine on the immunogenicity of diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccine in Senegalese infants

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Reduced dose of DTP vaccine

scientific article published on 01 April 1985

Review and assessment of poliovirus immunity and transmission: synthesis of knowledge gaps and identification of research needs

scientific article published on 28 March 2013

Risk of chronic arthropathy among women after rubella vaccination. Vaccine Safety Datalink Team

scientific article published on August 1997

Risk of serious acute neurological illness after immunization with diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine. A population-based case-control study

scientific article published on January 1994

Seroepidemiology of diphtheria and tetanus among children and young adults in Tajikistan: nationwide population-based survey, 2010.

scientific article published on 13 July 2013

Surveillance Systems to Track Progress Toward Polio Eradication - Worldwide, 2015-2016.

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Surveillance Systems to Track Progress Toward Polio Eradication--Worldwide, 2014-2015.

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Surveillance during an era of rapidly changing poliovirus epidemiology in India: the role of one vs. two stool specimens in poliovirus detection, 2000–2010

scientific article published on April 18, 2013

Surveillance systems to track progress toward global polio eradication - worldwide, 2012-2013.

scientific article published on April 2014

Surveillance to Track Progress Toward Polio Eradication - Worldwide, 2017-2018

scientific article published on 05 April 2019

The Globally Synchronized Switch-Another Milestone Toward Achieving Polio Eradication

scientific article published on 01 October 2016

The epidemiological situation of pertussis in the Federal Republic of Germany

scientific article published on January 1, 1991

The potential impact of expanding target age groups for polio immunization campaigns

scientific article published on 29 January 2014

The role of older children and adults in wild poliovirus transmission

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Tracking progress toward polio eradication - worldwide, 2013-2014.

scientific article published on April 2015

Trends in the risk of U.S. polio outbreaks and poliovirus vaccine availability for response

scientific article published on January 2012

Update on Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Outbreaks - Democratic Republic of the Congo and Horn of Africa, 2017-2018

scholarly article by Chukwuma Mbaeyi et al published 8 March 2019 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Update on Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Outbreaks - Worldwide, January 2018-June 2019

scientific article published on 15 November 2019

Update on Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Outbreaks - Worldwide, July 2019-February 2020

scientific article published on 24 April 2020

Update on Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses - Worldwide, January 2014-March 2015.

scientific article published on June 2015

Update on Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses - Worldwide, January 2015-May 2016.

scientific article published on 5 August 2016

Update on Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses - Worldwide, January 2016-June 2017.

scientific article published on 3 November 2017

Update on Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses - Worldwide, January 2017-June 2018

scientific article published on 26 October 2018

Update on vaccine-derived polioviruses - worldwide, July 2012-December 2013.

scientific article published on March 2014

Updated Characterization of Outbreak Response Strategies for 2019-2029: Impacts of Using a Novel Type 2 Oral Poliovirus Vaccine Strain

scientific article published on 10 November 2020

Updated Characterization of Post-OPV Cessation Risks: Lessons from 2019 Serotype 2 Outbreaks and Implications for the Probability of OPV Restart

scientific article published on 06 July 2020

Using Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance as a Platform for Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance

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Utility of large-linked databases in vaccine safety, particularly in distinguishing independent and synergistic effects. The Vaccine Safety Datalink Investigators

scientific article published on 01 May 1995

Vaccine Safety Datalink project: a new tool for improving vaccine safety monitoring in the United States. The Vaccine Safety Datalink Team

scientific article (publication date: June 1997)

Vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis. United States: 1973 through 1984

scientific article published on 01 March 1987

What Will It Take to Achieve Measles Elimination in the World Health Organization European Region: Progress From 2003-2009 and Essential Accelerated Actions

scientific article published on July 1, 2011

What we are watching--five top global infectious disease threats, 2012: a perspective from CDC's Global Disease Detection Operations Center

scientific article published on 03 July 2013

World Health Organization Regional Assessments of the Risks of Poliovirus Outbreaks

scientific article published on March 23, 2013