Children aged 8 weeks to 17 years who were fully vaccinated against pertussis infection according to the vaccination schedule were less likely to be hospitalised with a pertussis infection. The number ...

Preliminary CDC data shows 8,485 whooping cough cases reported in 2025—twice as many as this time last year. Experts link the rise to declining childhood vaccination rates and growing anti-vaccine ...

California’s worst episode of whooping cough, or pertussis, in 2010, likely spread among unvaccinated children to infect 9,210 youngsters. more At first, the outbreak was blamed on waning immunity to ...

Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. Already in 2025 the U.S. has recorded 8,485 cases. That's compared with 4,266 ...

MANITOWOC – Both measles and whooping cough cases have spiked dramatically throughout the U.S. — and Wisconsin has confirmed cases of both of these highly contagious diseases. As kids head back to ...

Flulike symptoms, including a dry cough, are the early signs of whooping cough. CONTRIBUTED Flulike symptoms, including a dry cough, are the early signs of whooping cough. CONTRIBUTED With Oakwood ...

The resurgence of pertussis among children and adults has reignited global concern despite widespread vaccination efforts. To further standardize the clinical diagnosis and treatment of pertussis, a ...

Whooping cough, medically known as pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects the airways.

The Department of Public Health and Social Services confirmed two additional cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough ...

Two new laboratory-confirmed cases of the highly contagious Bordetella pertussis or whooping cough were detected this week, ...