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Wastewater may offer an early warning of pertussis outbreaks
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Pertussis, or whooping cough, continues to cause periodic outbreaks worldwide and can be especially dangerous for infants who have not completed vaccination. Yet conventional surveillance depends on people seeking medical care, being tested, diagnosed and reported, which can delay recognition of changes in community transmission.
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