The Rutherford County School (RCS) system alerted parents of one of its high schools to a student case of whooping cough this ...

Trial anticipated for H2 2025 to evaluate most advanced next generation intranasal pertussis vaccine for whooping cough ...

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

hVIVO described the deal with ILiAD as a "landmark study" in its human challenge portfolio. This model of testing means researchers expose volunteers to the bacteria, rather than waiting to test ...

The Department of Health is reporting the death of a child due to a co-infection of pertussis and influenza. The last ...

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

Schools have been sending a letter to families when a case of pertussis is identified by a health care provider or the ...

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: ...

The death of a baby from whooping cough highlights systemic failures in the healthcare system, a leading Māori paediatrician says. Health New Zealand confirmed on Thursday that an infant died over the ...

Rapid City Area Schools confirmed there was a positive pertussis case in the district this week. According to an email sent to parents, the case occurred in North Middle School. Douglas School ...

Now, pregnant again amid the rise of a new whooping cough epidemic, I find myself sleepless once more, feeling powerless against the spectre of Bordetella pertussis (bacterium that causes whooping ...