Evolutionary dynamics and global spread of macrolide-resistant Bordetella pertussis during the post-pandemic pertussis resurgence
This unified global genomic analysis demonstrates both shared and region-specific post-pandemic shifts in B. pertussis populations. The dominance of the MR-MT28 sublineage in China, together with its international dissemination and ongoing diversification, represents a growing public health concern and underscores the need for coordinated global genomic surveillance.
Authors
- Huiwen Li
- Simo Huang
- Haodong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5448-6307)
- Fang Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1455-6486)
- Bingsong Wang
- Zhihua Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8153-8846)
- Fuxing Jiao
- Shanwei Tong
- Chengpei Ni
- C Q Wang
- Danni Bao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3186-1968)
- Yuanbin Yang
- Zhi Ruan
- Pan Fu
- X L Shi
- Shuang Wu
- Qiushui He
- Chao Yang
- Song Gao
- Naike Wang
- Yingying Zhang
Institutions
- University of Turku (FI)
- Nantong University (CN)
- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital (CN)
- Chinese PLA General Hospital (CN)
- Ningbo Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Institut Pasteur of Shanghai (CN)
- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (CN)
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science (CN)
- The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (CN)
- Wuhu No 1 People's Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai East Hospital (CN)
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection
- Published
- 2026-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2026.106718
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 48.70
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Tampereen Tuberkuloosisäätiö
- Shanghai Rising-Star Program
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- Youth Innovation Promotion Association