Several cases have been in infants too young to be vaccinated.
The Health Ministry doesn't plan to buy vaccines against the disease.
As whooping cough cases are surging globally, some may wonder if it’s necessary to get a booster. Cases of the childhood respiratory disease also known as pertussis are surging internationally and in parts of the U.S., according to a recent report. Bordetella pertussis is a type of bacteria that causes a very contagious respiratory infection
An estimated 1,800 new reports of whooping cough infections were recorded in the Netherlands during the first two weeks of April, according to Dutch public health institute RIVM. The figures, released on Wednesday, raised the total for the year up to 5,305, an exceedingly high number compared to previous years. There were some signs that cases may be declining among young children, who can be most severely affected by an infection.
Cases of whooping cough are soaring in Scotland, health experts have warned. The infection, also known as pertussis or the '100-day cough', causes long bouts of coughing and can be serious.
The ‘Journal’ asked various health bodies for information and comment after numerous reports of people being affected by a persistent coughing condition day and night and lasting for weeks on end, with some needing multiple courses of antibiotics and steroids to help rid them of what appears to be an infection. Latest statistics reveal that there have been over 460 cases of ‘clinically suspected’ whooping cough, which is also called pertussis, notified to the Public Health Agency since January...
DR SALEYHA AHSAN: I'm now at Day 23 of the '100-day' cough. What I have is whooping cough. It started with a mild cough in March, but within days I had severe coughing fits.
Health officials have confirmed another case of whooping cough on the Big Island, and they say it is unrelated to other recent cases.
Washington, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) PAHO urged the countries of the Americas to recover routine vaccination coverage, as today only 15 out of every 100 children in the region are partially protected against preventable diseases. The post PAHO urges to recover vaccination coverage in the Americas first appeared on Prensa Latina.
The Hawai‘i Department of Health reports the new case is unrelated to the 10 previously reported cases since March. Several of the cases have been in infants too young to be fully vaccinated.
The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed Hawaii island’s 11th case of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.
The Hawaii Department of Health has been investigating cases of whooping cough on the Big Island that they say is not related to travel.