Nature· Jonathan F. Mosser·· 14 hours agoPickScore54
Global, regional and national burden of pertussis in 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease study
In brief
A Global Burden of Disease study published in Nature Medicine provides updated estimates: the pertussis burden declined overall between 1990 and 2023, but incidence and mortality have rebounded since 2020, most notably in high-income regions; the authors attribute this to stalled progress in global vaccination. DOI: 10.1038/s41591-026-04660-8.
Why it matters
It sets the 1990–2023 decline against the post-2020 rebound in high-income regions, a benchmark for national pertussis vaccination coverage.
Source: Nature