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• Acellular pertussis vaccine for adolescents (CPS).
  Halperin S.
  - Pediatrics & Child Health 2003;8(6):378.
  Pulsus
  Gives the Canadian Pediatric Society’s position on pertussis vaccinations for adolescents.
• Canadian immunization guide. (PDF: 4.4m) 7th ed.
  National Advisory Committee on Immunization
  Public Health Agency of Canada; 2006
  Presents information on the immunizing agents available in Canada and their use in the prevention of communicable diseases. Discusses recommendations on routine immunizations and answers queries from providers regarding immunization.
• Cumulative incidence of childhood-onset IDDM is unaffected by pertussis immunization.
  Heijbel H., Chen R.T., Dahlquist G.
  - Diabetes Care 1997;20(2):173-5.
  American Diabetes Association
  » PubMed: 9118767
  Identifes a possible effect of pertussis vaccination in infancy on the risk for developing human insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM).
• Getting your shots (CPS).
  Canadian Paediatric Society; 2003
  Offers information on vaccines in Canada, written in plain language. Includes pamphlets on 5-in-1, measles, mumps and rubella, Diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis, hepatitis B, chickenpox, pneumococcal vaccine, and meningococcal vaccine.
• Immunization: the best defence.
  Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion
  Lists a number of diseases and compares the number of cases in Canada before and after the introduction of vaccines.
• Immunize your kids! (CCIAP). (PDF: 100k)
  Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion; 2009
  Describes how immunization works and lists recommended vaccinations for children. For best results print this brochure on letter-sized paper. (Choose File > Page Setup; under Orientation pick Landscape, and in the drop-down menu, under Paper pick Letter. Click OK and then print as usual.
• Interval between administration of vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
  National Advisory Committee on Immunization
  - Canada Communicable Disease Report 2005;31(ACS-9):17-22.
  Public Health Agency of Canada
  Provides information regarding the intervals between administration of vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
• National consensus conference on pertussis. (PDF: 307k)
  - Canada Communicable Disease Report 2003;29(Supp. 3).
  Public Health Agency of Canada
  » PubMed: 14558307
  Offers presentation abstracts from the National Consensus Conference on Pertussis, held in Toronto on May 25-28, 2002. Includes recommedations covering several aspects of pertussis control including: objectives of a pertussis control strategy, diagnosis, surveillance, treatment and chemoprophylaxis, and outbreak management.
• Prevention of pertussis in adolescents and adults. (PDF: 204k)
  National Advisory Committee on Immunization
  - Canada Communicable Disease Report 2003;29(ACS-5):1-9.
  Public Health Agency of Canada
  » PubMed: 14526692
  Updates the previous pertussis control strategy, in particular coverage of adolescents and adults, to reflect results of the National Consensus Conference on Pertussis that took place in May 2002.
• Publications : immunization (ON).
  Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  Provides links to fact sheets on immunization.
• A survey of key diseases. (PDF: 50k)
  Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion
  Gives an overview, history, and risks of getting diseases including diphtheria, whooping cough (pertussis), tetanus, polio, haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), measles, mumps, rubella, and hepatitis B.
• Transmission of Bordetella pertussis to young infants.
  Wendelboe A.M., Njamkepo E., Bourillon A., Floret D.D., Gaudelus J., Gerber M., Grimprel E., Greenberg D., Halperin S., Liese J., Muñoz-Rivas F., Teyssou R., Guiso N., Van Rie A A. / Infant Pertussis Study Group.
  - Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2007;26(4):293-9.
  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  » PubMed: 17414390
  Provides evidence that among infants for whom a source case was identified, household members were responsible for the majority of transmission of Bordetella pertussis.