Reported whooping cough cases so far this year are 10 times what they were for all of 2023, an uptick state health officials believe is partially attributed to declining childhood vaccination rates.

The baby was reportedly just two months old, according to the ABC. Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory infection, with symptoms including cough, runny nose and a fever. Queensland ...

Health officials declared a pertussis (whooping cough) epidemic last week Te Whatu Ora is urging people to get vaccinated, and says babies are particularly vulnerable to the life-threatening infection ...

The lower North and South Islands are the biggest hotspots for whooping cough as an epidemic sweeps the country, official data shows. Health officials on Friday declared a whooping cough epidemic ...

Queensland is experiencing its worst whooping cough epidemic on record, costing the life of a two-month-old baby this year, the state's outgoing Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says. As ...

A lingering cough is mostly dry and is often referred to as "sub-acute," meaning it persists for more than three weeks after the infection, but less than eight. Post-infectious coughs are a common ...

Cases of whooping cough in California are at their highest level since before the COVID pandemic, according to data from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Figures collected by the ...

The cough started when I was around 25 or 26. I noticed it right before the pandemic, and I didn’t have a bad flu or anything that brought it on. It was consistent, and I had to clear my throat ...

The cough started when I was around 25 or 26. I noticed it right before the pandemic, and I didn’t have a bad flu or anything that brought it on. It was consistent, and I had to clear my throat ...

A whooping cough epidemic has been declared by health officials, with babies at highest risk of the potentially-deadly infection. Health New Zealand said a nationally coordinated response was now in ...

There have been 1,744 reported cases of whooping cough statewide this year, compared with fewer than 300 reported cases all of last year. Infants and those who are asthmatic or immunocompromised ...