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Amidst the measles crisis, health experts are raising alarms about a significant surge in whooping cough cases across the ...

As measles cases continue to crop up across the U.S., so too are cases of another highly contagious disease. Whooping cough, known clinically as pertussis, has caused the death of at least five, ...

Whooping cough cases are back on the rise. The respiratory illness has had surging case numbers in 2025, outpacing 2024's data only five months into 2025. The rising trend exists both in Tennessee and ...

Data show the whooping cough vaccine coverage among kindergarteners in North Carolina has dropped in recent years.

Even vaccinated children can catch and spread whooping cough. Here’s why experts say booster shots and awareness are key.

Kate and Greg Moor weren’t thinking “whooping cough” when their son, 13-year-old Joe, started having coughing fits in early March. Joe probably just had a late winter virus, the Bloomfield Hills, ...

Whooping cough cases are surging in California with rates returning to pre-pandemic levels, medical experts said. As of April 26, a total of 590 Californians had contracted the highly contagious ...

North Carolina health officials say they’re seeing another uptick in whooping cough cases. The state reports four times more cases than were reported in 2023-2024. “Whooping cough, also known as ...

Louisiana is seeing an alarming rise in whooping cough cases, with the state’s Department of Health reporting two infant deaths within the last six months. These are the first such fatalities since ...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – Health officials in Haywood County have confirmed an additional case of whooping cough, bringing the total number of active cases in the county to eight. The county ...