Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may ...

A nationwide surge in pertussis has reached Erie County, which reported 23 cases of the vaccine-preventable disease in 2024.

Should elderly people living with persons with respiratory conditions, and elderly persons with respiratory conditions, be ...

Pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, is on the rise across southwest Virginia. The Virginia Department of Health ...

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

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

Because newborns do not have a fully developed immune system, people spending time around them including parents, siblings, ...

If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak strikes fear in a parent’s heart ...

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

This whooping cough epidemic might be the biggest, ugliest and most challenging in New Zealand's history. Photo / 123RF Dr ...

Tairāwhiti has recorded 13 cases of whooping cough and one baby has been hospitalised since a national epidemic was declared ...