U.S. Whooping Cough Cases Rising, Especially in Teens, CDC Says
U.S. health officials have warned for months about a resurgence in breakthrough infections in older children and adults, even ...
Nebraskans encouraged to get the Pertussis vaccine after an increase in whooping cough
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has reported 35 cases of Pertussis, also known as the whooping cough, ...
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Whooping cough wave now the worst in almost a decade, as back-to-school season sees surge
after the U.S. and other high-income countries switched to pertussis vaccines after the 1970s that triggered fewer side ...
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State reporting 'significant increase' in whooping cough cases
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting a significant increase in the number of pertussis, or whooping cough ...
Nebraska whooping cough cases nearly triple 2023 levels
"People have coughed so hard they've actually broken ribs with pertussis. So, definitely that's not something that we like to see." said Dr. Huse.
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Risk factors, vaccines’ role and what else to know as a whooping cough outbreak grows in Anchorage
A total of 1,204 children in the Anchorage School District were not vaccinated for pertussis as of September 2024, according ...
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Guam now has 2nd case of highly infectious whooping cough
The Department of Public Health and Social Services on Friday confirmed a second case on Guam of the highly contagious ...
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Whooping cough wave now worst in almost a decade amid back-to-school surge
after the U.S. and other high-income countries switched to pertussis vaccines after the 1970s that triggered fewer side effects but also are less effective at guarding against disease and spread.
Wisconsin DHS sees significant uptick in pertussis cases statewide
As of Sept. 13, DHS has received reports of 625 confirmed cases of pertussis, compared to 51 cases reported in 2023. Since ...