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“For better prevention and monitoring of pertussis and diphtheria in Europe”
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JOIN: Virtual Workshop on Global Perspective on Pertussis Diagnosis and Antimicrobial Resistance
This global pertussis workshop will be organised on Monday, 9th of November at 15:00-17:00 UTC. There will be three talks covering areas on pertussis diagnostics, molecular epidemiology, antimicrobial surveillance and how to strengthen these in Latin America. You can find…
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NEW RESEARCH: Strengthening Maternal Pertussis Vaccination Through Better Surveillance
How can surveillance systems help shape effective maternal vaccination programmes across Europe? Latest research explores the introduction and evolution of maternal pertussis vaccination across seven European countries: England, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain. The study concluded that:…
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Toxigenicity prediction from diphtheria tox gene sequence
The BIGSdb-Pasteur genomic platform has issued a new documentation page for interpreting diphtheria toxin tox gene alleles in BIGSdb-Pasteur. This page guides users through the interpretation of diphtheria toxin gene data in BIGSdb-Pasteur: allele identification, toxigenicity prediction, genome assembly limitations,…
