Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise and incidence now exceeds pre-pandemic numbers. While in adults and older children the cough can be bothersome and last for months, pertussis in young ...

This marks the first deaths related to whooping cough in Kentucky since 2018. Two infants died of pertussis, or whooping cough, within the last six months, according to the Kentucky Department for ...

WATCHING. WGAL NEWS EIGHT. WELL, WHOOPING COUGH IS ON THE RISE IN THE U.S., AND THE CDC SAYS PROTECTION FROM THE VACCINE IS WANING. SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN AROUND 14,000 CASES REPORTED NATIONWIDE.

Alaska’s outbreak of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, has now subsided, but it created some significant impacts for residents, state data shows. The outbreak ran from April 2024 to 2025.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is making an alarming return across Europe and the United States, with cases now exceeding pre-pandemic levels. After several years of relatively low circulation during ...

Among infants of women who received the Tdap pertussis booster vaccine during pregnancy, the risk of contracting pertussis was reduced by an estimated 91 percent during the first two months of life - ...