Researchers at the Pasteur Institute of Iran and collaborating institutions have completed a comprehensive in silico design ...

Scientists have created a vaccine against whooping cough that doesn’t require a needle injection - instead it can be delivered via the nose. A research team from Trinity College Dublin have created a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many countries, including the U.S., recommend that women receive one dose of pertussis vaccine between the 27th and 36th week of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A team at Trinity College Dublin has created a nasal vaccine made from antibiotic killed Bordetella pertussis that protects the ...

A new review explains how CD4+ T-cell responses differ between natural infection, whole-cell and acellular pertussis vaccines, and why this matters for next-generation vaccine design.

A human challenge trial has shown a new vaccine could offer better protection against whooping cough. The new study, delivered in partnership between the University of Southampton, University Hospital ...

In 2024, Germany recorded the highest number of whooping cough cases since reporting became mandatory in the year 2013. With almost 122 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, infants under one year of age ...

The DTaP vaccine demonstrated high effectiveness in protecting young children against laboratory-confirmed pertussis during a recent outbreak.

International research led by Radboud University Medical Center shows that vaccinating women during pregnancy leads to the transfer of antibodies to their newborns. Antibodies from the mother are ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a bacterial respiratory infection. Initial symptoms resemble a cold but progress to intense coughing fits that can last for weeks. If infected, young babies are at ...

Whooping cough is one of the leading causes of child illness and mortality in the world, earning its name for the gasping attempts at breath that follow uncontrollable coughing fits. With infection ...