Locally Embedded Knowledge Strengthens Pacific Outbreak Responses
According to the Vanuatu Ministry of Health and public health reports, health workers in Tafea Province identified a cluster of severe infant respiratory illness in June 2025 that laboratory testing confirmed as Bordetella pertussis, or whooping cough. The ensuing outbreak spanned Tafea and Shefa provinces before concluding in July 2026, prompting a coordinated national response … Read more