Integrating Adult Vaccines into Your Routine Care Nov 22, 2008
Pertussis (whooping cough) causes illness among adults, but is most harmful when spread to infants, who are at the greatest risk of complications and death. CDC recently reported that a health care worker in the newborn nursery of a general hospital gave pertussis to 11 different infants over a three-month period in 2004. (Pekin Times, IL)
State health director offers cough etiquette, more Nov 22, 2008
Some northern Illinois counties are reporting an increased number of pertussis, or whooping cough, cases this year compared to 2007 ... Pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, is highly contagious and is easily spread from person-to-person through coughing and sneezing. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Whooping cough cases reported (40) Nov 21, 2008
Whooping cough cases reported ... State health officials are reminding parents to get their children vaccinated for whooping cough, after an increased number of cases have been reported recently ... Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is contagious and easily spread through coughing and sneezing, according to a news release from the Illinois Department of Public Health. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Letters from readers Nov 21, 2008
Closer to home in Florida, we are facing an unusually high number of cases of whooping cough, a preventable disease; however, the immunization levels in some age groups remain unacceptably low and are feeding outbreaks. The good news is that at least one additional disease, rotavirus diarrhea, has been decreased by more than 75 percent within a year of widespread use of the rotavirus vaccine. (Florida Times-Union)
School's Whooping Cough Outbreak Contained Nov 20, 2008
-- The Douglas County Health Department said a whooping cough outbreak at a metro school appears to be contained. Over the past few months, St. Robert Bellarmine School reported 20 confirmed cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis. (7 KETV Omaha)
Whooping Cough Outbreaks Reported in Illinois, Minnesota Nov 15, 2008
Health officials in Minnesota and Illinois say have reported whooping cough outbreaks in their states ... said they ve confirmed five cases of whooping cough and two additional cases are suspected, but have yet to be confirmed ... WinnebagoCounty in northern Illinois announced last week that it had diagnosed 38 cases of whooping cough since the end of October. (FOXNews)
MN officials report more whooping cough cases Nov 15, 2008
officials report more whooping cough cases ... The Minnesota Department of Health says it's seeing an increase in the number of whooping cough cases being reported in the state ... Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, occurs in cycles of 3-5 years. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Elderly in homes at risk of flu Nov 15, 2008
Last year NSW Health introduced a policy requiring all hospital health workers who deal with patients to be immunised against a number of diseases, including diptheria, whooping cough, tetanus, hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, tuberculosis and chickenpox ... "I'm a great believer in it, but I just think people should be persuaded of the benefits, rather than told they must, because that tends to alienate people and it gives ammunition to the anti-vaccination people. "What I haven't found... (The Australian)
Whooping cough outbreak reported in Douglas County Nov 14, 2008
Twenty-four cases of whooping cough have been reported at Douglas County in Minnesota, mostly in high school students ... Whooping cough, or pertussis, causes an airy cough or one so persistant it causes gagging or vomiting ... Minnesota's last peak year for whooping cough was in 2005 and reported 1,571 total cases. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Congo-Kinshasa: Fighting Abates But Displaced Still Suffer Nov 13, 2008
The UN Mission in the DRC (MONUC) reported that several parts of North Kivu province, the scene of a recent upsurge in the conflict between Government forces (FARDC) and a rebel militia (CNDP) led by renegade general Laurent Nkunda, were being hit by cholera, whooping cough and measles epidemics. It cited Government data that eight people had died out of more than 150 reported cases in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps near Goma, the provincial capital. (allAfrica.com)
Displaced Hit By Cholera, Measles, Whooping Cough Nov 13, 2008
Eight health zones in the southern part of North Kivu province are affected by cholera, whooping cough and measles epidemics. According to data provided by the Provincial Health Inspectorate, over 100 cases including 8 deaths have been recorded in these heath zones. (allAfrica.com)
Pertussis cases up in South Dakota Nov 7, 2008
PIERRE, S.D. - Twenty-seven cases of whooping cough have been reported in South Dakota since the middle of last month ... Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious disease spread through the air. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths Nov 5, 2008
MONDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Giving infants a routine pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine two weeks earlier than normal could prevent at least 1,236 cases of pertussis, 898 hospitalizations and seven deaths each year in the United States, a new study finds. Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University reported their findings in the November issue of the journal Pediatrics. (MEDLINEplus)
VACCINES: Study backs up flu shot advice for kids Nov 3, 2008
Another article in Pediatrics today suggests that doctors should begin vaccinating babies against whooping cough two weeks sooner than usual. Babies are usually vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough, also known as pertussis, at 2 months, 4 months and 6 months ... Giving each shot two weeks earlier at 6 weeks, 3 months and 5 months could prevent nearly 2,200 cases and nine deaths from whooping cough a year, the study shows. (USA Today)
Minor shift in vaccine schedule has potential to reduce infant illness, death Nov 3, 2008
Pertussis, commonly known as "whooping cough" or "the 100-day cough," is a disease marked by severe coughing ... While there is no lifelong protection against whooping cough, immunization is the best preventative measure. (EurekAlert!)
Whooping Cough Cases Grow In Omaha Area Oct 31, 2008
-- The Douglas County Health Department said there have been 48 cases of whooping cough so far this year, with 12 of the students attending one school ... Last year, there were 21 cases of whooping cough in Douglas County. (7 KETV Omaha)
Whooping cough cases may be on the rise in Omaha Oct 31, 2008
(AP) -- Cases of whooping cough have been on the rise in recent days ... Symptoms of whooping cough early on include sinus congestion, runny nose, a slight sore throat and possible low-grade fever. (Sioux City Journal)
Outbreak of whooping cough Oct 27, 2008
While most healthy people won't die from the disease, they can pass whooping cough on to babies and the frail and then it can become fatal. Acting Communicable Disease Director Mitchell Smith says they're pretty sure they know what is causing this outbreak. (LIVENEWS.com.au)
Parents home-school to avoid vaccinations Oct 22, 2008
"Somebody who has taken an exemption from school laws, like a philosophical or religious exemption, is 35 times more likely to get measles and 22 times more likely to get whooping cough.". Barnes, who is president of the Jackson chapter of the Mississippi Vaccination Information Center, says she wants Mississippi to change the law that allows no exemptions beyond medical necessity. (USA Today)
Whooping Cough Affects Adults Too Oct 21, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Whooping cough may be known as a childhood disease, but adults should be aware that they can contract the infection too, researchers say. Whooping cough, known medically as pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection that causes uncontrollable attacks of coughing and breathlessness ... Before a vaccine became available, whooping cough was a major, sometimes fatal childhood disease. (MEDLINEplus)
Should flu shots be mandatory? Oct 20, 2008
ps there is a confirmed case of whooping cough here in the county i liv ein ... hey Deidre My son had whooping cough this summer and he had all the vaccinations for it as a baby the doctor said the CDC says there is a resrugence of the whooping cough ... He coughed for more than a month before we figured out it wasn t just allergies he s got terrible allergies and is usually draining but the frequency and longevity, the doctor decided it was whooping cough. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Mothers urged to respond well to on-going immunisation exercise Oct 17, 2008
whooping cough, tetanus among others. Mr Nunoo said this year's exercise, under the theme" "Healthy. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
1 in 4 US teen girls got cervical cancer shot Oct 15, 2008
Also, 30 percent got another relatively new shot, one that guards against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough. That s up from 11 percent in the survey the year before. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Teen immunization rates rising Oct 15, 2008
The survey found that 30 percent of 11- and 12-year-olds received the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine, which protects against whooping cough; 32 percent received the meningococcal conjugate vaccine, which protects against meningococcal meningitis; and 25 percent got the human papillomavirus vaccine, which protects girls against cervical cancer. In 2006, only 11 percent of teens had the meningococcal conjugate vaccine and 10 percent had the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis... (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Health officials take annual shot at stopping flu Oct 14, 2008
Most diseases polio or mumps or whooping cough are pretty stable, and so the vaccines never change. Not so with flu. (Missoulian, MT)
Whooping cough makes comeback in Louisiana Oct 13, 2008
-- It's not a disease that often commands attention, but whooping cough is making a comeback in Louisiana. State health officials say there has been a resurgence in whooping cough cases in Louisiana this year, with 45 cases reported as of the end of September after falling in recent years to as few a 15 cases per year ... There have been few reported cases of whooping cough in Louisiana, but people should be mindful of symptoms, said Dr. David Holcombe, medical director for the Department of... (WWLTV.com, LA)
Cervical cancer vaccine reaches quarter of U.S. girls Oct 10, 2008
About 32 percent of teen received the meningitis vaccine, up from 20 percent; and 30 percent received the tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough vaccine, up from 19 percent. Merck received Food and Drug Administration approval to begin marketing Gardasil in June 2006. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Schoolboy diagnosed with whooping cough Oct 8, 2008
CHULA VISTA A Feaster Charter School student has been diagnosed with whooping cough, county health officials announced Tuesday ... Whooping cough can occur at any age, but infants and young children are at highest risk of life-threatening complications, such as pneumonia, brain damage and death ... Individuals with symptoms of whooping cough should see a doctor, officials said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Mum's the workhorse Oct 5, 2008
But how many times will he get the call first when the baby develops whooping cough at creche. Who is more likely to rush out of work at lunch hour or steal an hour in the middle of the afternoon to take the baby to get her immunisations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Health Officials: Vaccine Didnt Work Oct 3, 2008
EL CAJON -- Parents of students at an elementary school are being warned that their children may have been exposed to whooping cough, County health officials said ... "The risks of whooping cough to infants are high. This is a reminder to parents to be sure that their children are immunized," said Dr. Dean Sidelinger ... Named for the "whoop" sound that patients may make during or after a severe coughing spell, whooping cough usually starts with flu-like symptoms, health officials said. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Whooping cough diagnosed in student Oct 3, 2008
Fletcher Hills student diagnosed with whooping cough ... EL CAJON A 9-year-old student at Fletcher Hills Elementary School has been diagnosed with whooping cough, county health officials announced Thursday ... Named for the sound that ill people may make during or after a severe coughing spell, whooping cough usually starts with flu-like symptoms, such as a runny nose, sneezing, fever and a mild cough. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
12-year-olds rush to beat deadline for vaccination Sep 25, 2008
Two of the three, diphtheria and pertussis, or whooping cough, are spread by person-to-person contact. Staff writer J. Brian Ewing contributed to this report. (Greensboro News Record)
Bordetella pertussis Isolates in Finland: Serotype and Fimbrial Expression Sep 25, 2008
Bordetella pertussis causes whooping cough or pertussis in humans. It produces several virulence factors, of which the fimbriae are considered adhesins and elicit immune responses in the host. (BioMed Central)
Burgers make me gag Sep 23, 2008
Mr. Krause said he believes his own hang-ups with food may have resulted from his early childhood bout of whooping cough, which caused him to throw up many of the foods he ate. Being force-fed by his parents only worsened his intolerance for certain foods. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
It's the needle or the door Sep 23, 2008
Most area school districts will begin sending home students on Wednesday if they haven't received a new booster shot to combat whooping cough and other communicable diseases ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the booster after North Carolina saw an increase in pertussis, or whooping cough. (News & Observer)
Hidden infections crucial to understanding, controlling disease outbreaks Sep 23, 2008
The researchers are using similar models to explore patterns seen in other infectious diseases, such as malaria and whooping cough. . (EurekAlert!)
Increase in whooping cough cases Sep 16, 2008
Whooping cough can be fatal to infants ... The Health Department says there has been a significant rise in the number of whooping cough cases in South Australia this year ... Whooping cough is not considered life threatening to adults, but it can be to infants who are too young to be immunised. (ABC Online)
Stanford microbiologist earns Lasker award Sep 14, 2008
The honor, which includes a $300,000 cash prize, recognizes Falkow's work in bacterial pathogenesis, which explains how microbes cause human diseases such as cholera, plague and whooping cough. Falkow will accept the award at a ceremony in New York on Sept. 26 hosted by the foundation, created in 1942 by Albert Lasker, a successful advertising executive, and Mary Lasker, a pioneering advocate for medical research. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Big Lines For Student Immunizations Didn't Materialize Sep 12, 2008
The Health District expected big lines again on this second day of school, with so many seventh graders still needing a whooping cough vaccine -- but that wasn't the case. Now, school is going on without those students. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Adults give kids the whoops Sep 6, 2008
TEN years ago, fewer than 50 per cent of cases of whooping cough -- widely regarded as a childhood disease -- were recorded in adults over the age of 20 ... But as whooping cough -- known to doctors as pertussis, after the bug responsible -- can prove fatal in young children, the increasing adult rates are proving a real concern ... "Most people think whooping cough affects only children," says Jessica Wilson, a GP in Sydney's eastern suburbs. (The Australian)
Childhood Vaccination Rates High Sep 5, 2008
Childhood diseases like measles and whooping cough are rare in the U.S. thanks to widespread immunizations. But keeping up with all the shots can be a challenge. (WebMD)
District, state remind parents of the importance of vaccinations Sep 5, 2008
The state has reported outbreaks of whooping cough, a disease that can be prevented through vaccine, in recent years, Sherard said ... It came as a surprise to Donna Hall when her grandson was diagnosed with whooping cough last September ... "I wish every young mother could go visit an old woman in the nursing home and ask them what it was like in the 40s with whooping cough or the 1950s with the measles," Delger said. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
New Study: Measles Vaccine Doesn't Cause Autism Sep 4, 2008
The researchers hope their findings, published in the journal , will put the issue to rest and persuade parents to vaccinate their children a move that could stop measles and other, previously controlled serious illnesses such as mumps and whooping cough from making comebacks. "We need to ensure the vaccine recommendations are followed to not only protect those who are immunized," says CDC researcher Larry Pickering," but to also provide herd protection for people in the United States and... (Scientific American)
Grown-ups Not Getting Adult Vaccines Sep 4, 2008
Morita said that in the past three years, the government has recommended three new adult vaccines: for shingles if patients are older than 60, for whooping cough or pertussis, and for HPV for younger women, which may prevent cervical cancer. According to the , less than 10 percent of the adult population is up-to-date on vaccines. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Kids with vaccine allergies can still get shots Sep 3, 2008
The research comes amid recent outbreaks of measles, mumps and whooping cough in the United States, all of which can be prevented by vaccines ... Another study in the same journal found the chickenpox vaccine caused a 90 percent drop in incidence of the disease, while a third recommended parents get vaccinated against whooping cough to protect their newborns. (MSNBC -- Health)
Most vaccine-allergic children can still be safely vaccinated, Hopkins experts say Sep 2, 2008
Given recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable infections like measles, mumps and whooping cough in the United States, and measles and polio overseas, it is essential to safely vaccinate as many children as possible, investigators say. Combing through available evidence on vaccine safety and allergies, the Hopkins-led team developed a sequence of instructions - an algorithm - that prompts physicians one step at a time on how to evaluate and immunize children with known or suspected vaccine... (EurekAlert!)
Integrating Adult Vaccines into Your Routine Care Sep 1, 2008
Pertussis (whooping cough) causes illness among adults, but is most harmful when spread to infants, who are at the greatest risk of complications and death. CDC recently reported that a health care worker in the newborn nursery of a general hospital gave pertussis to 11 different infants over a three-month period in 2004. (Pekin Times, IL)
Kabul raid kills 3, including 2 children Sep 1, 2008
PITTSBURGH - Medical officials in Pittsburgh say staff members and some patients at a Veterans Affairs hospital are getting preventive treatment for whooping cough after an outbreak was traced to several workers at an outpatient clinic. MUNICH, Germany - For heart patients with clogged arteries, the choice between bypass surgery or an angioplasty may come down to one question: How many procedures would you like to have. (News Central Portal Site, CA)
VA Pittsburgh confirms two whooping cough cases Aug 30, 2008
Two cases of highly contagious whooping cough have been confirmed among employees at the University Drive Division of the , but no patients have gotten sick, the system announced today. The Oakland facility is continuing to identify other employees and patients who might have been exposed to the disease; so far, 52 patients were being offered preventive care while 222 employees, residents, interns and medical students have been advised to seek prophylaxis treatment because of exposure to the... (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Whooping cough outbreak reported by VA Aug 30, 2008
An outbreak of whooping cough has been reported among 14 employees at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System's Oakland location. After two employees came down with the illness, the hospital began an investigation on Aug. 23 and found more cases. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
OPINION: Invisible menace Aug 30, 2008
Younger parents grew up in a time when the childhood diseases that afflicted earlier generations - polio, measles, whooping cough, mumps, rubella - were simply not an issue. As the number of vaccines has grown, so has their cost - over $900 for a boy and $1,200 for a girl, birth through 12. (The Trentonian, NJ)
CDC Urges Pre-Teen Vaccination With New Public Service Announcements Aug 29, 2008
Campaign encourages parents to protect their 11- and 12-year-olds from meningitis, whooping cough, and the virus that causes cervical cancer ATLANTA, Aug 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases today announced that new public service announcements (PSAs) targeting the parents of pre-teens are now available to broadcast organizations. The television and radio spots, part of CDC's Pre-Teen... (PR Newswire)
How Long Does Flu Immunity Last? Aug 28, 2008
It turns out, however, that those antibodies unlike those against illnesses like tetanus or whooping cough can provide a formidable and life-long defense against the flu, as long as they're pitted against the correct strain. For an explanation, TIME asks Eric Altschuler, assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and co-author of a recent paper in Nature about antibodies to the 1918 pandemic flu virus. (Time.com)
CDC: Too Few Adults Being Vaccinated Aug 28, 2008
And now theres yet another concernwhooping cough. Because adults havent been immunized against whooping cough in years, the illness is now starting to show up in adults and so thats why theres been a new emphasis trying to immunize adults again, says Dr. Sutker ... The whooping cough vaccine is given in combination with the diphtheria and tetnus boosterwhich you should get every 10 years. (Newsmax)
Student Diagnosed With Highly Contagious Illness Aug 27, 2008
SAN DIEGO -- A 14-year-old Poway High School student has been diagnosed with whooping cough, health officials said Tuesday ... Health officials said the student is the 29th case of whooping cough in San Diego County this year ... "It's extremely important for parents to ensure that they and their children are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases including whooping cough," said county Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
EDITORIAL:Vaccinations Aug 26, 2008
Current concerns focus on a rise in reported cases of whooping cough (pertussis is the medical name), and it is especially dangerous for infants and toddlers ... The list of recommended immunizations for adults includes influenza, pneumonia, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, meningococcal diseases, shingles, chicken pox, measles-mumps-rubella, human papillomavirus (women), and tetanus-diphteria-whooping cough ... The whooping cough, diphtheria and measles vaccination effort has been so successful that... (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
More than tots need booster shots Aug 25, 2008
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, has been on the rise, and it's especially dangerous to infants, who can catch the disease from their parents, adolescent siblings, grandparents or caregivers ... Seven cases of whooping cough - named for its distinctive cough - were confirmed in Northeast Mississippi public health districts in April, June and July, according to Mississippi State Department statistics ... For 2008, there have been 62 cases of the whooping cough around the state, compared... (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Jump in U.S. Measles Cases Linked to Vaccine Fears Aug 24, 2008
At least 17 children were sick with whooping cough at a private school in the San Francisco Bay area, and 13 were not vaccinated against the disease, which can be fatal to children. . (Newsmax)
Vaccine-wary parents spread fears, outbreaks Aug 23, 2008
But other, more virulent diseases, such as measles or pertussis, also known as whooping cough, require collective immunity of up to 94 percent to avoid infection, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Holes in 'herd immunity' In small communities in states from Washington and Colorado to Vermont and Michigan, vaccine skeptics are drilling wide holes in herd immunity, leaving others at risk, the scientists said. (MSNBC -- Health)
Parents react Aug 23, 2008
While I vaccinated my child with everything the government advises, my child still got whooping cough because so many parents don't (or won't) vaccinate their children ... Only after my child had become better did we learn that there had been an outbreak of whooping cough in our area. (MSNBC -- Health)
Paige leaves Torrence Creek, Crisp named interim Aug 22, 2008
Tdap is a vaccine that provides protection against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (or whooping cough). Also new is a rule that kindergarteners are now required to have a second mumps vaccine before enrolling for school for the first time, and are required to have a physical examination completed in the 12 months before entering school. (Huntersville Herald, NC)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 21, 2008 Aug 22, 2008
Regarding vaccines for whooping cough: Presently, there is a rising trend in not vaccinating because of the scare about vaccines. Upon looking at my vaccine records (mid-1950s) and my daughter's vaccine records (early-1980s), the number of vaccines has doubled or tripled since then. (North County Times)
Measles makes a comeback Aug 22, 2008
At least 17 children were sick with whooping cough at a private school in the San Francisco Bay area, and 13 were not vaccinated against the disease, which can be fatal to children. Related Subjects. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A time for reflection and reason Aug 21, 2008
If the anti-vaccine trend continues to grow, we will surely have measles, mumps and whooping cough epidemics in our communities, and we will add to the one-quarter million deaths that occur from measles each year in the underdeveloped, unimmunized parts of our world. The United Kingdom has already declared measles to be endemic there, and one child died there in 2006 because of this vaccine-preventable disease. (Washington Daily News, NC)
WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 is 'On Your Side' With Healthy Living For Kids; Free Immunizations for Children on Sunday, August 24 at Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Aug 21, 2008
Eligible children three months and older will be given free immunizations against polio, rubella, measles, mumps, tetanus, varicella (chicken pox), diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), Hepatitis B and Hib (Haemophilus influenza type B). In addition, HPV (Human Papillomavirus) a vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer will also be administered. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
