NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the whooping cough, or pertussis outbreak in Denmark, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) reports during the spring and summer, the weekly number of detected cases...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since May, an increasing number of cases of whooping cough, or pertussis have been registered, and during the summer the number has been steadily increasing. The increase has been...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the whooping cough, or pertussis outbreak in Bolivia, the mobilization of medical brigades in Santa Cruz, commissioned by President Luis Arce, to control cases of...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Whooping cough is most often caused by Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis), more rarely by B. parapertussis.  According to Section 6 of the Infection Protection Act (IfSG), since...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Vice Minister of Promotion, Epidemiological Surveillance and Traditional Medicine, Max Enríquez, urged the population this Thursday to take their children to the nearest health...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the whooping cough, or pertussis situation in Denmark, new figures from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) show that the respiratory infection remains at a high level. The...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 An increase in the incidence of pertussis, or whooping cough in Denmark during the months of May and June 2023 has been reported, according to the Statens Serum Institut. The number...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines has been grappling with an increase in vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) in the first months of 2023–diphtheria cases are up 775 percent, measles are up 299...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Maine health officials report cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, are on the rise in the state. In the first three months of 2023, providers reported nineteen cases of pertussis,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A CDC study published today provides further evidence that Tdap vaccination during pregnancy helps protect newborns from whooping cough during their first two months of life, when...