Cases of whooping cough are nearing record levels in Japan with the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria that are difficult ...

The bacterial pathogen responsible for whooping cough has proven remarkably adaptable, evolving in ways that challenge our understanding of immunity and vaccination effectiveness.

Whooping cough (pertussis) is always circulating in Australia, and epidemics are expected every three to four years. However, the numbers we’re seeing with the current surge – which started in 2024 – ...

The bacteria are often spread to babies by adults who don’t realize their symptoms are from whooping cough, or who don’t have symptoms at all, said Dr. Schaffner.

As uptake rates improve for the seventh month, more newborns are protected from whooping cough. New figures released today by ...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday said that 35 cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, were reported ...

Tokyo, Jun 25 (Kyodo/APP): More than 31,000 people have caught whooping cough this year in Japan, a nearly eight-fold rise ...

Health experts have warned families across Toowoomba and the southwest to be vaccine vigilant as whooping cough cases spike ...