Global seroepidemiology of pertussis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Lulu Meng, Yue Yu, FeiYang Lu, Shijie Gao, Jiang Wu, Zhujiazi Zhang · 2026
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Lulu Meng and coauthors pool in 2026 antibody surveys of pertussis, or whooping cough, from around the world to estimate true infection levels. Case reports miss mild and silent infections, so blood antibody rates give a truer picture of spread and immunity. The team gathered studies published between 2014 and 2024 from four databases.
Sixty-four studies with about 87,000 participants in thirty-seven countries entered the pool. Roughly twenty-three percent showed antibodies from past exposure, and recent infection sat near four percent. Rates peaked in toddlers and teenagers, dipped in younger adults, and rose again after forty, with the Americas showing the highest exposure levels.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lulu Meng, Yue Yu, FeiYang Lu, Shijie Gao, Jiang Wu, Zhujiazi Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |