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 ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a vaccination-preventable illness that has been on the rise in the United States.

Amid a surge of illnesses including whooping cough and influenza, several school districts across the state have had to ...

The Oregon Health Authority is encouraging pregnant women and others in contact with infants to get vaccinated against whooping cough, or pertussis. Pertussis is a bacterial infection that spreads ...

The Davis County Community Schools district canceled classes and school activities for Friday, Dec. 12, according to a social ...

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Whooping cough cases are up again in 2025, data shows.For the 48th week of the year ending Nov. 29, there were more than 25,800 cases of whooping cough in the United States in 2025. Weekly cases have ...

It’s highly infectious and definitely not a welcome holiday guest. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is on the rise with outbreaks across the country, leaving some parents of infants wondering ...