Expert panel recommends new antibiotic strategies for resistant Bordetella pertussis

Expert panel recommends new antibiotic strategies for resistant Bordetella pertussis

[ad_1] Pertussis, or whooping cough, remains a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis. Despite inclusion of pertussis vaccines in immunization programs since the 1970s, outbreaks have re-emerged globally due to waning immunity and bacterial evolution. In China, cases have dramatically increased since 2017, with more than 400,000 reported between January and July 2024….

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Prior exposure to cold viruses boosts antibody response against SARS-CoV-2

Prior exposure to cold viruses boosts antibody response against SARS-CoV-2

[ad_1] Prior exposure to coronaviruses that cause ordinary colds can boost the immune system’s ability to attack a vulnerable site on the COVID-19-causing coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine. The finding suggests a new vaccination strategy that might provide broader and more durable protection against SARS-CoV-2 strains compared…

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Louisiana took months to sound alarm after two babies died in whooping cough outbreak

Louisiana took months to sound alarm after two babies died in whooping cough outbreak

[ad_1] When there’s an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease, state health officials typically take certain steps to alert residents and issue public updates about the growing threat. That’s standard practice, public health and infectious disease experts told KFF Health News and NPR. The goal is to keep as many other vulnerable people as possible from…

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Herd immunity from HPV vaccine provides protection even for unvaccinated women

Herd immunity from HPV vaccine provides protection even for unvaccinated women

[ad_1] A large, long-term study led by an Albert Einstein College of Medicine researcher has found that the introduction of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in community settings is highly effective in protecting young women from infections caused by the cervical-cancer-causing virus-including women who didn’t even receive the vaccine. The study was published today in…

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