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 ...

According to the World Health Organization, cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, reported in the US increased from fewer than 8,000 in 2000 to more than 20,000 in 2015. One hypothesis is ...

Whooping cough is caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. It can spread from ... and tests to diagnose whopping cough: • A lab test in which a sample of mucus is taken from the back ...

Laboratory tests, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or culture of respiratory secretions, can confirm the diagnosis by detecting the presence of Bordetella pertussis bacteria," says Dr Saxena.

ILiAD Biotechnologies, LLC, a biotech company developing BPZE1, the most advanced next generation intranasal pertussis vaccine to protect against whooping cough, today announced that following a ...