Pertussis

Leading Explanations for Whooping Cough's Resurgence Don't Stand Up to Scrutiny

Whooping cough has exploded in the United States and some other developed countries in recent decades, and many experts suspect ineffective childhood vaccines for the alarming resurgence. Some say the vaccine wears off quicker than public health officials had previously ...More
2 hours ago
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Researchers Review Pertussis Re-emergence in the Post-Vaccination Era

Resurgence of pertussis in the post-vaccination era has been reported in western countries. A shift of cases from school-age children to adolescents, adults and children under 1 year of age has been described in the last decade, and mortality rates in infants are still ...More
March 28, 2013
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Study Identifies Infants at Highest Risk of Death From Pertussis

A study released today from the upcoming issue of the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (JPIDS) found that taking early and repeated white blood cell counts (WBC) is critical in determining whether infants have pertussis and which of those children are at ...More
January 10, 2013
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Slide Show: A Primer on Pertussis

ICT presents a look at the fundamentals of pertussis, outbreak data and prevention strategies. ...More
December 11, 2012
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Findings Support Safety of Pertussis Vaccine for Older Adults

A new study of the safety of the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine supports the recommendation that those 65 and older get the vaccine to protect themselves and others, particularly young babies, from pertussis. Published online in Clinical Infectious ...More
November 29, 2012
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Risk of Pertussis Increases as Time Since Last Dose of DTaP Vaccine Lengthens

In an examination of cases of childhood pertussis in California, researchers found that children with pertussis had lower odds of having received all five doses of the diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) vaccine series; however the odds increased as ...More
November 27, 2012
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Free Vaccine Programs for Families of Infants May Protect from Influenza and Pertussis

Free vaccine programs for families of infants and high-risk children are not widely used, but may offer an effective approach to protecting them from influenza and pertussis, according to an article published in the November issue of the American Journal of Infection ...More
October 30, 2012
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ACIP Recommends Tdap Immunization for Pregnant Women

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 14-0, with one abstention, to recommend that providers of prenatal care implement a Tdap immunization program for all pregnant women. Healthcare personnel ...More
October 25, 2012
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Vaccines Could be the Difference Between Life and Death for a Child

This year the U.S. has seen the worst outbreak of whooping cough in more than 50 years. In fact, it has reached epidemic levels in many states and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the numbers of cases reported is already twice as many as last year. ...More
August 9, 2012
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What Was Learned from the 2010 California Pertussis Epidemic?

Because whooping cough (pertussis) is almost as contagious as measles (affecting about 12 to 17 individuals with each case), clinicians are required to report cases of this bacterial respiratory tract infection to the state's department of public health. In 2010, California ...More
July 19, 2012
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