Declines in immunization coverage are associated with increases in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and pertussis (whooping cough).
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epidemiological
General epidemiologic relationship between vaccination coverage and outbreak risk for vaccine-preventable diseases.
Pertussis is the respiratory disease commonly known as whooping cough.
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definition
Terminology used in clinical and public health communication.
Declines in childhood vaccination coverage have been associated with resurgences of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough (pertussis).
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Epidemiological relationship between vaccination coverage and outbreaks of certain childhood infectious diseases.