Parents on Wednesday were notified of a whooping cough case at a Wake County school. According to the Wake County Public School System, Leesville Road High School sent a letter to parents stating the ...

Cases of whooping cough are climbing across the country this year, with about 6,600 already documented — nearly four times the number at the same point last year. Given the rise in cases, I wanted to ...

Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year. There have been 8,485 cases reported in 2025, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Leaders from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) encourage residents to get vaccinated as measles and whooping cough cases rise in the U.S. Newly reappointed ...

Louisiana’s whooping cough outbreak is now the worst in 35 years, after cases dramatically outpaced the previous record high over the summer and hospitalizations continued to rise among young infants.

Total cases of whooping cough in 2025 are double compared to the same time frame in 2024, the CDC says. naipo.de via Unsplash As schools across the country release their students and the summer season ...

Pertussis infections have surged in recent months, and some people may need an additional shot for protection. By Teddy Rosenbluth After a brief lull during the pandemic, whooping cough has bounced ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Whooping cough cases are on the rise across the country, and are also high here in Michigan. Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a bacterial infection of the upper respiratory ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), there have been more than 550 reported cases of whooping cough. The Centers for Disease ...

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 ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — A case of Whooping Cough (Pertussis) has been confirmed on Washington State University's (WSU) campus on Tuesday afternoon, according to the university. WSU sent out a Public Health ...