Whooping cough in the United States spiked from 51 cases in 2023 to 1,365 near the end of 2024. Wisconsin had 2,365 cases of ...

Whooping cough cases are increasing in the United States. More than 8,000 cases reported in 2025. Bordetella pertussis ...

"The uptick in whooping cough and pertussis infections is attributed to a decrease in vaccinations," Yasko said. "In ...

A new CDC report shows rates of vaccination and vaccine exemptions for the 2024 to 2025 school year. Here's what experts say ...

As children go back to school, it is important that they are protected with vaccines.The five vaccines needed before starting ...

Fewer Kentucky kindergarten students have received the vaccines required to attend school, and data from the state's School ...

In a public health advisory Thursday, the department said no one died or was hospitalized during the outbreak, and in total, ...

Pertussis' initial symptoms are similar to those of a cold, including a runny nose, fever and mild cough. One to two weeks later, some children develop the signature high-pitched "whoop" sound as ...

A top CDC official urges the public to get whooping cough shots. July 19, 2012— -- Reported cases of pertussis are at their highest level in 50 years, a top official with the U.S. Centers for ...

There’s concern inside the Woodford County Health Department. School begins in the county in 10 days, vaccination rates are ...

As of July 30, there have been 183 cases of pertussis in the state, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health.

In this case, the scientists discovered that the ancestor of modern-day pertussis emerged suddenly in the 15th or 16th century. "That isn't very long ago," Parkhill says.