The resurgence of pertussis among children and adults has reignited global concern despite widespread vaccination efforts.

FILE - This 2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on electron microscope imagery, depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough.

Cases of whooping cough are climbing across the country this year, with about 6,600 already documented — nearly four times the number at the same point last year. Given the rise in cases, I wanted to ...

There is an unmet need for improving efficacy of both disease and infection prevention of pertussis, whooping cough.

Whooping cough, a serious and sometimes fatal disease, is on the rise across the U.S., often affecting young children and babies and sometimes resembling a cold in its early symptoms. The Centers for ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Whooping cough cases are racing across the country. The U.S. has seen five times more cases in 2024 than we did at this time last year. That includes a resurgence in the DMV ...