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, ...

Patricia Louis is a recent graduate of the University of Delaware Lerner College of Business and Economics. She has written for the Philadelphia Wings NLL team and worked in media relations for the ...

Bordetella pertussis causes whooping cough, a severe respiratory tract infection in infants and children, and also infects adults. Studies in murine models have shown that innate immune mechanisms ...

If your dog is hacking or constantly making noises that make it sound like they are choking on something, they may have a case of canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC), or kennel cough ...

Dan T. Domingo, Mark W. Jackwood and Thomas P. Brown Difficulties in preparing suitable antigen for the microagglutination (MA) test led to the discovery of a filamentous form of Bordetella avium.

THERE HAS BEEN MUCH RECENT CONCERN over an increasing incidence of pertussis despite high levels of vaccine coverage of infants. Many reports have documented that much of the increased incidence is ...

Turkey tracheal organ cultures (TOCs) were exposed to one of the following Bordetella avium fractions or controls: live B. avium, formalin-killed B. avium, B. avium sonicate, heat-inactivated sonicate ...

If you have a social dog or one that you board often, you may be familiar with kennel cough, a contagious canine respiratory disease. Fortunately, there are ways to keep your pooch protected with ...