Rapid City Area Schools confirmed there was a positive pertussis case in the district this week. According to an email sent ...

This whooping cough epidemic might be the biggest, ugliest and most challenging in New Zealand's history. Photo / 123RF Dr ...

A baby has died from whooping cough two months into an epidemic in New Zealand. Health officials declared an epidemic late ...

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 ...

A baby has died from whooping cough during the Christmas period, marking the first fatality since the national epidemic was ...

New Zealand’s ongoing whooping cough epidemic has led to 1232 reported cases and 101 hospitalisations since October 2024. The ...

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. Babies can wind ...

The tragic news comes as health services across Aotearoa New Zealand continue to respond to a nationwide whooping cough epidemic, with 1,232 cases notified since the onset of the epidemic (from 19 ...

The Spokane Regional Health District is reporting a rise in winter illnesses affecting homes and workplaces across the Inland ...

It's a nagging cough that can stick around for weeks, and even months. Cases of pertussis -- or whooping cough -- are surging ...