According to the latest CDC data, cases of whooping cough in the US are five times higher than at this point last year, which ...

Lowered vaccination rates as more families opt out of required immunizations increases chance of preventable outbreaks, health officials say.

Throughout the country the numbers of people contracting pertussis, aka whooping cough, have skyrocketed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 14,569 cases of pertussis so far this ...

The CDC is raising concerns about a spike in whooping cough cases across the country, and Illinois is no exception.

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University has reported an increase in whooping cough cases on campus.

As of Sept. 21, 1,058 cases of the highly contagious respiratory disease have been reported in the state this year; in 2023, ...

The LENOWISCO and Cumberland Plateau Health Districts are offering free Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap) vaccines to ...

Pennsylvania has more whooping cough cases than any other state, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Reporting on the outbreak, Bloomberg reminds us that pertussis vaccines are not long-lasting and explains how delayed testing and diagnoses are contributing to the outbreak. In other news: Breast ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - Alabama is seeing a rise in whooping cough cases this year, prompting health officials to urge ...

Pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, has been increasing in Wisconsin and in the U.S. in the past few months, ...