A Māori paediatrician says the recent rise in pertussis (whooping cough)-related deaths among infants, particularly within ...

A baby has died from whooping cough two months into an epidemic in New Zealand. Health officials declared an epidemic late ...

Because newborns do not have a fully developed immune system, people spending time around them including parents, siblings, ...

Whooping cough cases have surged to their highest levels since 2014, with health experts urging vaccinations and preventative ...

New Zealand’s ongoing whooping cough epidemic has led to 1232 reported cases and 101 hospitalisations since October 2024. The ...

A baby has died from whooping cough during the Christmas period, marking the first fatality since the national epidemic was ...

Coughing is one of the body's defense mechanisms of getting rid of phlegm, mucus, sputum, postnasal drip, or a foreign body.

Māori are disproportionately affected by the disease, with "shocking immunisation rates" leading to over-representation in ...

This whooping cough epidemic might be the biggest, ugliest and most challenging in New Zealand's history. Photo / 123RF Dr ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

Whooping cough is annoying, but tolerable, for most adults. But for infants, the disease can be serious, even deadly.

California is experiencing an increase in cases of whooping cough (also known as pertussis), a highly contagious bacterial ...