Factors associated with pertussis infection and suspected cases in the Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis study
Pediatric pertussis in the Aseer region has seen low vaccination coverage and a resurgence in 2024, especially in infants under four months. It's crucial to boost maternal Tdap uptake, improve infant vaccination access, target low-coverage communities, and maintain surveillance to monitor trends and vaccine effectiveness.
Authors
- Abdulrahman Alqahtani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0120-3681)
- Arif Ahmed Alqahtani
- Maram Mohammed Alshahrani
- Abdullah Mohammed Alshehri
- Majd Mohammed Yahya Asiri
Institutions
- Association for Symbolic Logic (US)
- Ministry of Health (UG)
- Armed Forces Hospital (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1685920
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00