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 ...

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

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

Schools have been sending a letter to families when a case of pertussis is identified by a health care provider or the ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, has been spreading rapidly throughout the country. Preliminary from the Centers for Disease Control show that more than six times as many cases were ...

A Māori paediatrician says the recent rise in pertussis (whooping cough)-related deaths among infants, particularly within ...

Flu transmission could start falling soon in Bellingham area as walking pneumonia and whooping cough case counts have ...

A baby's cough can range in cause and severity. Recognizing the factors that differentiate between a minor cough that is ...

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

Māori are disproportionately affected by the disease, with "shocking immunisation rates" leading to over-representation in hospital admissions.

A Heywood Hospital doctor advises greater Gardner residents on how to protect themselves against a quademic of respiratory ...

Health officials declared an epidemic several weeks ago as cases spiked.