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        "relation": "is a kind of",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits Bordetella pertussis?",
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                    "text": "What vaccines and schedules prevent pertussis, including maternal vaccination, according to WHO and national guidance?",
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                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
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                    "text": "Why has pertussis resurged in some countries, with explanations attributed?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits vaccine-preventable disease surveillance?",
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                    "text": "How was pertussis identified, and how did vaccines develop?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits the history of vaccines?",
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    "Should pertussis vaccine be a separate primary entry?",
    "How should public health guidance be linked?",
    "How should parapertussis be recorded?"
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