Ten babies have died after being diagnosed with whooping cough in England, following a warning being issued on the disease earlier this year. Between January and June this year, there were 10,493 ...

Five infants have died of whooping cough in the UK so far this year as cases of the illness continue to rise. More than 2,700 whooping cough cases have been reported across England so far in 2024 ...

A record number of whooping cough cases were reported in Ireland last year, according to the State’s infectious diseases watchdog. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious ...

Health officials were keeping their fingers crossed today that no more children have fallen ill in an outbreak of whooping cough at a primary school. At least 23 children have fallen ill with the ...

Will whooping cough hit a record number of cases in the United States before the end of 2012? The alarming increase in whooping cough cases in 2012 has become a concern as the number of reported ...

Pregnant women are being urged to get the whooping cough vaccine as case numbers for this year look set to match last year’s record tally. There were over 539 cases last year, with 25% needing ...