Condition affects about 16m people per year, and accounts for about 160,700 deaths in children younger than five ...

ILiAD is a late-stage biotech development company, which has raised over $100m to date, and is dedicated to the prevention of whooping cough, a life-threatening disease caused by Bordetella pertussis.

The AIM-traded firm said it would be the world's first phase three human challenge study for Bordetella pertussis, marking a significant milestone in vaccine development. It said the trial was ...

Whooping cough cases have surged to their highest levels since 2014, with health experts urging vaccinations and preventative ...

The best defense against pertussis is vaccination. The DTaP vaccine and the Tdap booster provide effective protection, reducing the risk of severe illness and limiting the spread. Parents should ...

Whooping cough, scientifically known as Bordetella pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory disease. It is characterized by severe coughing spasms, where individuals may cough so intensely ...

Known medically as pertussis, whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by the bacteria for which it's named, Bordetella pertussis, said Dr. Stephen Miller, the Health ...

Patricia Colque, a long-time co-worker at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology at Karolinska Institutet, ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The infection attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get ...

Whooping cough, due to Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis, is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. Despite widespread pertussis immunization in childhood ...