In pediatric intensive care units, Bordetella pertussis is a community-acquired pathogen associated with critical illness and death. The incidence of medical and developmental sequelae in critical ...

Pathogen evolution is a central theme in ... as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Bordetella pertussis, and others, the researchers demonstrated the ability of the ...

Mohan said whooping cough is a contagious respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, a bacteria that only affects humans. Cold-like symptoms are usually the first signs of whooping cough.

One of the hospitalized babies died from his or her infection. For comparison, California recorded 400 pertussis cases during the same timeframe in 2023. Caused by Bordetella pertussis, the bacterial ...

Aaron M. Wendelboe, PhD; Elisabeth Njamkepo, PhD; Antoine Bourillon, MD; D Daniel Floret, MD; Joel Gaudelus, MD; Michael Gerber, MD; Emmanuel Grimprel, MD, PhD; David ...

The number of whooping cough cases in Florida soared in 2024. From Jan. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2024, the Florida Department of Health reported 715 cases of pertussis – an eight-fold increase over ...

The researchers tested their system on Bordetella pertussis, the bacterium responsible for whooping cough ... Surveillance The implications of this research extend far beyond individual pathogens. The ...

As of January 7, 2025 there has been one confirmed case of pertussis reported in Hill County. "The Hill County Health Department wants you to know how to best protect yourself and your family from ...