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 experts.

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

Mississippi has seen more whooping cough cases in 2025 than it has in the previous 16 years. Are flu-like illness rates and RSV visits rising?

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 ...

With whooping cough cases in West Virginia at a record high this year, a physician said residents should consider getting a ...

In an NBC News data investigation of 31 states, about 70% of counties and jurisdictions fell below the target vaccination ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Seventy-five years ago, Oregon set a state record for reported pertussis cases. In 2025, that record was surpassed — leading state health officials to stress the importance of ...

As of 12/3/2025, we have one new, confirmed case of Whooping Cough (Pertussis) in Hill County. This brings our yearly total to six cases. The Hill County Health Department wants to help you protect ...

Oregon has seen a record-high number of cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, this year, prompting concern about the risks posed to vulnerable populations. On December 10, the Oregon ...