Early signs of whooping cough in adults look very much like a common cold, Dr. Loafman says. For the first week or so of ...

A simple model projected which strains were likely to be highly transmissible, with implications for public health.

SRHD says a child under the age of 5 died in November 2024 and the CDC confirmed that pertussis was the cause of death.

That marks the most fatalities from the bacterial infection since a 2017 surge of the illness, which is also known as pertussis. Over the last month, pertussis infections have been rising again.

A human challenge trial overcomes the complexities associated with conducting traditional Phase 3 field studies, which is particularly relevant for pertussis due to the unpredictability of B.

Several randomized pertussis vaccine efficacy studies were conducted in Europe and Africa to compare the safety and efficacy of the acellular and the whole-cell pertussis vaccines for the ...

Here's a quick look into health news from recently, including increased cases of whooping cough to the work of Healthy ...

A South Dakota child has died following a dual infection of pertussis and influenza, says the South Dakota Department of Health. The death reported Friday marks the state's first pertussis-related ...

Your little bundle will get this when she is just a newborn and a few times after. Here's why and what to expect.

With recently increased cases of pertussis (whooping cough) across the state, including a current outbreak in Sheridan County ...