Archana Koirala has done research with funding from the Australian Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, and NSW health. She is the chair of the Vaccination Special Interest Group and a ...

HUNTINGTON — Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. It causes severe coughing fits that can last more than a month. This ...

Women who receive the influenza or whooping cough vaccine during a twin pregnancy do not face a higher risk of birth complications, University of Queensland researchers have found. The study—which ...

San Bernardino County is experiencing a surge in whooping cough cases, which have nearly tripled compared to last year. Health officials urge residents to get vaccinated, as low vaccination rates ...

San Bernardino County health officials are sounding the alarm as whooping cough cases nearly triple compared to last year, part of a nationwide rise that has pediatricians and epidemiologists ...

Whooping cough hit Arizona hard in 2025 with nine outbreaks, one death and the highest number of cases in 12 years, state data shows. Arizona's 985 confirmed and probable cases of whooping cough in ...

Whooping cough is on the rise in the Inland Empire, where Riverside and San Bernardino county officials say numbers are up from previous years. Whooping cough cases have tripled in San Bernardino ...

Some residents along the Gulf Coast are creating habitat for the endangered birds on their properties, but development, saltwater intrusion and bird flu are putting pressure on the species’ recovery ...

Although cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, are soaring nationwide, Wisconsin seems to be sidestepping another outbreak this winter. In 2024, Wisconsin saw its worst year for whooping cough in ...

(CNN) — The United States has seen nearly 28,000 whooping cough cases this year. It’s the second year in a row the U.S. has topped 25,000 cases — another sign of the risks of falling vaccination ...