Although in the post-Covid-19 era, pertussis incidences soared spectacularly, pertussis cases were already on the rise before ...

Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, continue to rise in Lancaster County, according to the Lincoln-Lancaster ...

Whooping cough is on the rise in US, and Oklahoma is no exception. Also referred to as pertussis, it's affected 71 Oklahomans ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department on Thursday announced that cases of whooping cough ...

Whooping cough, due to Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis, is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. Despite widespread pertussis immunization in childhood ...

Young infants are at more risk because they don't get the first of six doses of the vaccine until they are two months old. So, before that, they are unprotected and more likely to die from whooping ...

That marks the most fatalities from the bacterial infection since a 2017 surge of the illness, which is also known as pertussis. Over the last month, pertussis infections have been rising again.

Another case of “whooping cough” this winter has been linked to Ellensburg High School. Officials with the Kittitas County Public Health Department said a student at the school has tested positive for ...

The Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) confirmed on Wednesday that a child under the age of 5 died in November 2024 and said that the death is the first caused by pertussis (whooping cough ...

The FDA has approved use of GlaxoSmithKline’s Boostrix (Tdap) vaccine for use during the third trimester of pregnancy, for prevention of pertussis (whooping cough) in infants younger than two ...

“There are a number of other respiratory illnesses circulating in our community, including pertussis, RSV, COVID-19, and many others.” Woehl said the best way to protect yourself is to get ...