Whooping cough reported on Long Island
40 people in Suffolk, mostly children Pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial disease that causes uncontrollable, violent coughing. The coughing can make it hard to breathe. A deep “whooping” sound...
View ArticleFDA approves Boostrix to prevent tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis in older...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Boostrix vaccine to prevent tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough) in people ages 65 and older. Currently, there are vaccines approved...
View ArticleWhooping cough’s new strain
Australia’s prolonged whooping cough epidemic has entered a disturbing new phase, with a study showing a new strain or genotype may be responsible for the sharp rise in the number of cases. A team of...
View Article‘There is no rational reason for not vaccinating a child’
Newswise — As you finalize your child’s back to school checklist — new clothes, new schedule, school supplies — make sure you haven’t forgotten their immunizations. Failing to have your child...
View ArticleWhooping cough reminder
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of whooping cough cases in the United States could reach a 50-year high in 2012. The CDC’s...
View ArticleWhooping cough vaccine may be wearing off sooner than expected
Waning Immunity to Pertussis Following 5 Doses of DTaP Whooping Cough – A Journey Towards Truth Sara Y. Tartof, PhD, MPH, et. al. Pediatrics Published online March 11, 2013 (doi:...
View ArticleWhooping cough more common
The increased incidence of whooping cough will be the focus of the 10th International Symposium on Bordetella to be held in the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin from...
View ArticleUndervaccination appears associated with increased risk of whooping cough
Undervaccination with the diptheria, tetanus toxoids and acelluar pertussis (DTaP) vaccine appears to be associated with an increased risk of pertussis (whooping cough) in children 3 to 36 months of...
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