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The bacteria are often spread to babies by adults who don’t realize their symptoms are from whooping cough, or who don’t have symptoms at all, said Dr. Schaffner.

And it’s not only Australia witnessing this surge. In the United States, whooping cough cases are at their highest since 1948, with deaths reported in several states, including two infants.

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It’s the highest whooping cough total since 2012, according to state records. The state had about 28.4 cases per 100,000 residents during 2024.

Washington state reported nearly 26 times as many whooping cough cases last year as the year before, according to new data that serve s as a reminder of the disease’s continued surge here and ...

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 ...