{"id":5954,"date":"2014-12-29T12:18:39","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T12:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.protrainings.eu\/?p=5954"},"modified":"2014-12-29T12:18:39","modified_gmt":"2014-12-29T12:18:39","slug":"whooping-cough-may-be-evolving-to-outsmart-the-currently-used-vaccine-say-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/whooping-cough-may-be-evolving-to-outsmart-the-currently-used-vaccine-say-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Whooping cough may be evolving to outsmart the currently used vaccine, say researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kid-in-hospital.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/kid-in-hospital-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"kid in hospital\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Analysis of strains from 2012 shows the parts of the pertussis bacterium that the vaccine primes the immune system to recognise are changing. \u00a0It may have &#8220;serious consequences&#8221; in future outbreaks, UK researchers state in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.<\/p>\n<p>But experts stressed the vaccine remains highly effective in protecting the most vulnerable young babies. \u00a0There has been a global resurgence of whooping cough in recent years. \u00a0In 2012, there were almost 10,000 confirmed cases in England and Wales &#8211; a dramatic increase from the last &#8220;peak&#8221; of 900 cases in 2008.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The outbreak led to 14 deaths in babies under three months of age &#8211; the group who are most vulnerable to infection. \u00a0Rising figures prompted health officials to recommend vaccination of pregnant women so immunity could be passed to their newborns &#8211; a strategy that a recent study showed was working well.<\/p>\n<p>Read the rest of the story on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/health-30551093\" target=\"_blank\">BBC website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Analysis of strains from 2012 shows the parts of the pertussis bacterium that the vaccine primes the immune system to recognise are changing. \u00a0It may have &#8220;serious consequences&#8221; in future outbreaks, UK researchers state in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. 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