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 ...

The worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be behind us, but the end of lockdown has left another illness on the rise: ...

Two cases of whooping cough were registered between January 10 and 16. They are children from Skopje, one five months old and unvaccinated, reported on January 10, and the second four years old, fully ...

A leading Māori paediatrician says a baby who died over the Christmas period of whooping cough was Māori and from a rural area. Paediatrician and chairman of the National Immunisation Taskforce Dr ...

There have been 1232 cases of whooping cough notified since the onset of the epidemic (19 October) until the end of last week, and 101 cases needed to be hospitalised, Chamberlain said. Of those ...

Both cases occur at a time when South Dakota has witnessed a massive surge in pertussis, often referred to as whooping cough. According to South Dakota Department of Health data for 2024 ...

This whooping cough epidemic might be the biggest, ugliest and most challenging in New Zealand's history. Photo / 123RF Wanting to help children was one of the main reasons I became an ...

As of January 2025, E Tipu E Rea have had no confirmed cases of whooping cough, which Mana Amorangi (CEO), Zoe Witika-Hawke attributes to the far-reaching efforts taken in response to the epidemic.

Get the latest news sent to your inbox The Centers for Disease Control recommends vaccination against whooping cough as the best way to prevent infection. There is currently no recommendation for ...

During 2023, three infants also sadly died from whooping cough. “Whooping cough is highly contagious and can cause serious harm to pēpi, especially those aged under six-weeks-old, who are too young to ...

"Whooping cough is highly contagious and can cause serious harm to pēpi, especially those aged under six weeks old, who are too young to be vaccinated," Dr Reid said. "Parents or caregivers should ...

"It has the whoop." Cases of pertussis -- or whooping cough -- are surging. Preliminary data from the CDC shows that toward the end of 2024, there were six times as many cases reported compared to ...