The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) announced news Wednesday (May 14) regarding measles in the state, with no new ...

Louisiana reports a sharp rise in whooping cough, with 164 cases so far in 2025, mostly affecting infants and causing two ...

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) announced that no new measles cases have been identified following two recent ...

Vaccinating pregnant women against whooping cough can boost the quantity and quality of antibodies in the early life of ...

Researchers at the University of Turku have participated in a study in which vaccinating women with acellular pertussis ...

Vaccinating pregnant women against whooping cough significantly enhances the protection of newborns in their early months, a ...

Whooping cough is preventable, and getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself. The DTaP and Tdap vaccines are ...

CNN: What causes whooping cough? Dr. Leana Wen: Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. These bacteria are spread ...

Mirroring national trends, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is reporting an increase in whooping cough (pertussis) ...

FILE - This 2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on electron microscope imagery, depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough.