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ArticleJournal of preventive medicine and hygiene2023

The history of pertussis: from an ancient scourge to a contemporary health burden.

Francesco Maria Galassi, Elena Varotto, Mariano Martini

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Article in Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. History of whooping cough in Colombia: Endemic infant deaths, outbreaks and epidemicsBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Francesco Maria GalassiDepartment of Anthropology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Elena VarottoArchaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Mariano MartiniDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present article offers a historical overview on pertussis (whooping cough) by analysing the ancient epidemic manifestations of the disease and the path towards the discovery of an effective vaccine against it. The original mentions of pertussis are examined with reference to Mediaeval Afghanistan and the famous AD 1578 Paris epidemic described by the French physician Guillaume de Baillou. The historical data are then matched with information derived from analyses of phylogenetic trees of B. pertussis. Finally, this article also highlights some recent challenges posed to public health by this infectious disease.

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EpidemicsWhooping CoughBordetella pertussisHumansInfantPertussis VaccinePhylogenyVaccinationPertussis VaccineHistory of infectious diseasesHistory of medicineImmunisationPalaeopathologyPertussisVaccinationWhooping cough

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PMID38379743
PMCPMC10876032

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