Whooping Cough

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 days 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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Slide Show: A Primer on Pertussis

ICT presents a look at the fundamentals of pertussis, outbreak data and prevention strategies. ...More
December 11, 2012
Posted in Galleries, PPE & Standard Precautions
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
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
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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Sharp Rise in Cases of New Strain of Pertussis Bacterium

Australia’s prolonged whooping cough epidemic has entered a disturbing new phase, with a study showing a new strain or genotype capable of evading the vaccine may be responsible for the sharp rise in the number of cases. A team of Australian scientists, led by the ...More
March 21, 2012
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No Pertussis Deaths in California in 2011 Due to Statewide Vaccination Efforts

California recorded no deaths from pertussis (whooping cough) during 2011, a first since 1991, announces Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the state public health officer. “Greater awareness of the disease, more rapid ...More
January 24, 2012
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Few Kids With Cough Have Pertussis

Contrary to some recent studies, only a low percentage of children treated for respiratory illness with cough have unsuspected pertussis, reports a study in the August issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Although some children with respiratory viral illnesses ...More
August 9, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens