Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Effect of Vaccination on Bordetella pertussis Strains, China

Liu Zhang¹, Yinghua Xu¹, Jianhong Zhao, Teemu Kallonen, Shenghui Cui, Yunqiang Xu, Qiming Hou, Fengxiang Li, Junzhi Wang, Qiushui He, and Shumin Zhang

Author affiliations: National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products, Beijing, People’s Republic of China (L. Zhang, Y. Xu, S. Cui, Q. Hou, F. Li, J. Wang, S. Zhang); Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, PRC (J. Zhao); The Second Hospital of Shijiazhuang City, Shijiazhuang (Y. Xu); National Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, Finland (T. Kallonen, Q. He); University of Turku, Turku (T. Kallonen)

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Frequencies of A) fimbrial (fim) serotypes, B) pertussis toxin (ptx) A alleles, and C) pertactin (prn) alleles in Bordetella pertussis isolates collected in China during 1953–1958, 1963–1985, and 1997–2005.

Figure 2. Frequencies of A) fimbrial (fim) serotypes, B) pertussis toxin (ptx) A alleles, and C) pertactin (prn) alleles in Bordetella pertussis isolates collected in China during 1953–1958, 1963–1985, and 1997–2005.

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¹These authors contributed equally to this article.

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