Whooping cough cases are on the rise as the vaccination rate for the highly contagious respiratory illness drops, a new investigation has found. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is caused by a ...

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

At just 2 weeks old, Feleena Owens was struggling to breathe. The newborn was coughing so badly, her skin turned a sickly gray-blue color. Her face contorted as she tried to gulp air. “I think the ...

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a vaccination-preventable illness that has been on the rise in the United States. Following a several-year lull during the pandemic, cases of whooping cough ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) announced an update Wednesday (May 14) regarding measles in the state, with no new infections identified following two recently ...

Whooping cough is on the rise in the Inland Empire, where Riverside and San Bernardino county officials say numbers are up from previous years. Whooping cough cases have tripled in San Bernardino ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Two infants in Kentucky have died from whooping cough in the last six months. State health officials confirmed the deaths Friday and said neither the infants or their mothers ...

WHITMAN COUNTY, Wash. – New cases of Whooping Cough in Whitman County are under investigation by the Whitman County Public Health, who has issued a community health advisory on the matter. As of July ...

Deaths linked with whooping cough are rare, but when they occur, most are in infants.

More than 3,500 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, cases have been reported in Texas so far this year, already reaching a 11-year high even though two more highly infectious months are left in the ...

The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health urges residents to take preventive measures to protect themselves ...