This important study provides evidence for asymptomatic Bordetella pertussis carriage among mothers in a longitudinal cohort in Zambia, significantly advancing understanding of transmission dynamics.

Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, in 2024 surpassed totals seen in recent years and marked the highest case ...

The Laredo Public Health Department reports a rise in whooping cough cases and is urging vaccinations to protect infants and vulnerable residents this spring.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cases of whooping cough are climbing in the United States and in Ohio, marking a return to pre-pandemic ...

Government plans to phase out WHO-established National Polio Surveillance Network, sparking concerns among experts and staff.

B.C. is not considering making measles immunization mandatory for attending school, as it is in Ontario and New Brunswick.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that vaccine-preventable diseases are seeing a “dangerous comeback” in ...

"If you do a random spot check on malaria trends during the SMC period, you see fewer children getting sick. Now, with the malaria vaccine, we anticipate even better results." -- Dr. James Lemukol, ...

The US has been hit hardest, with more than 10,000 cases and 5 deaths, 4 of them in children younger than 1 year.

A capacity building workshop for health beat journalists was successfully held here  on Friday workshop aimed to enhance the ...

The study, published today as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife and described as important work by the editors, investigates transmission of pertussis (commonly known as whooping cough) in a cohort of ...