Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a preventable disease, yet it still kills more than 150,000 children under five every year - most of them in low- and middle-income countries.

Pertussis cases in Texas have tripled this year. DSHS urges vaccination and early treatment to prevent severe complications, ...

Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious but preventable respiratory disease that most commonly ...

Researchers at UNSW Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have developed a new genomic test that can identify ...

Although the disease may produce only a mild, persistent cough in adults or adolescents, young children exposed to the disease can be at risk for severe complication ...

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

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is calling attention to an increase in cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, and urging individuals to ...

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is alerting residents to a significant rise in pertussis cases, also known as ...

Used to analyse past outbreaks, the new method could be implemented to inform public health policy.Researchers at UNSW Sydney and the University of ...

It protects children against six diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, Hib, and polio. These types of vaccine have become essential for infant immunisation, as the combination ...