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

A nationwide surge in pertussis has reached Erie County, which reported 23 cases of the vaccine-preventable disease in 2024.

Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may ...

Whooping cough is annoying, but tolerable, for most adults. But for infants, the disease can be serious, even deadly.

Pertussis, or whooping cough, has been reported in the St. Paul Public School District, with at least one case confirmed as of Saturday, according to an email sent by the district to families. In the ...

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has launched its annual vaccination campaign, targeting Year 10 students to protect them ...

Do you feel that the wintertime sicknesses are sticking around longer this year? 2 News' Erin Christy spoke with a local ...

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

or whooping cough, should serve as a warning that we need to do more to instill confidence in and improve access to routine vaccination against the respiratory illness. Infants typically receive ...

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

At 4 years old, 10 years old, and other times into adulthood, the vaccine is given again to ensure immunity. “Pertussis is here every month of the year,” said Graham, who has been practicing ...