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Genomic evolution of Bordetella pertussis and post-COVID-19 resurgence of pertussis: insights from a global multi-country study

2025-07-17 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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Pertussis resurgence following the COVID-19 pandemic remains poorly understood. Here, we integrate global surveillance data with 8,117 Bordetella pertussis genomes from 35 countries to investigate the role of pathogen evolution. We identify substantial shifts in B. pertussis populations in China and Australia, alongside marked changes in multiple European countries. In China, resurgence is driven by the rapid expansion of a single macrolide- resistant clone, MR-MT28. Elsewhere, resurgence involv...

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