Whooping cough continues to surge in the United States, with reported cases soaring to more than 32,000 this year – nearly five times the 6,500 cases recorded during the same period last year – ...

What do the numbers tell us? Compared with Australia, New Zealand has very restrictive policies on testing for pertussis, with the most sensitive tests largely reserved for babies younger than 12 ...

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. – A pertussis case has been confirmed at Lord Botetourt High School, according to BCPS Thursday. Pertussis is an infectious respiratory illness caused by bacteria spread through ...

said Brandy Garcia. If you do test positive for Pertussis you can visit your physician, and it is important to isolate to prevent spreading it. You can schedule an appointment for a vaccine at the ...

Objectives While protection against pertussis following maternal tetanus-diphtheria-and ... statistics analysing two groups to another separately, for example, by t-tests, χ 2 tests or non-parametric ...

Still, Pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, has now been added to the list of diseases for which precautions should be taken this winter. According to state health officials ...

Questions and answers republished by permission. Q: Are many of the current pertussis cases adults who are infected? – Esther, Lake Oswego A: The most current data we have on pertussis that is ...

*Comparison of preintervention, postpartum women only and postpartum women plus family cocooning periods. †DFA, direct fluorescence assay. ‡N = 133, N = 100, N = 50 for preintervention ...

A nationwide surge in pertussis has reached Erie County, which reported 23 cases of the vaccine-preventable disease in 2024. It is the county's highest annual number of cases since 34 were reported in ...