Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is an infectious disease that can cause serious and potentially life-threatening complications, especially in infants and young children, according to the ...

There have been 140 reported whooping cough cases in 2025 — the highest amount in the last 16 years, according to health ...

Whooping cough is highly preventable, but waning vaccine rates are leading to more outbreaks and even some infant deaths.

Health authorities said they had stepped up surveillance at hospitals and in communities, with a particular focus on dengue fever and hand, foot and mouth disease, to ensure rapid investigation and ...

The Mid America Regional Council announced on Friday, Dec. 19, that flu, whooping cough and measles cases are all rising ...