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 ...

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 ...

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

A total of 17,579 cases of pertussis or whooping cough have been reported in the country, which is five times the number of ...

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).

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 ...

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

Countries with COVID-19 pandemic-associated reductions in childhood immunization coverage have not yet recovered.

The CDC reported 17,579 whooping cough cases in the U.S. through the week of Oct. 5. In October last year, that number was 3,962 – an increase of just over 13,600.Start the day smarter. Get all the ...

Reports of cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are currently five times higher compared to last year, according ...