The infection is caused by the highly contagious bacterium Bordetella pertussis. It is called whooping cough because of the whooping sound that children make as they struggle to breathe. And it can be ...

Michigan health officials report a rise in whooping cough cases, urging vaccinations as the state experiences over 830 cases ...

More than five times as many pertussis cases had been reported as of mid-October compared with the same time last year, according to provisional numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Officials with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are urging people to stay up to date with the pertussis ...

The Alabama Department of Public Health is reporting a tripling in the number of whooping cough cases over last year and is advising people to get immunized. ADPH said the number of pertussis, or ...

Researchers at UNSW Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have developed a new genomic test that can identify the specific strains of whooping cough (bacterium Bordetella pertussis).

Health officials have identified at least 830 cases of pertussis so far this year, surpassing last year’s total and blowing ...

Cases of whooping cough are five times higher than at this time a year ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning.Officially known as pertussis, those infected have ...

Reported cases of the infectious disease have surpassed pre-pandemic levels in Missouri. The state has tallied 422 cases of ...

Michigan health officials are warning residents about a rise in cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough.

U.S. life expectancy continues to drop because of the coronavirus and other factors, and it's not the first time it has ...