LANSING, Mich. — Health officials in Michigan are urging people to stay up to date with the pertussis vaccine as cases are on the rise this year. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Health officials have warned that three preventable but potentially fatal diseases are surging across the nation as vaccination rates plummet. The Mid America Regional ...

After two years with spikes in activity, the Americas region is reporting a slight decline in confirmed cases of pertussis, ...

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 ...

One new case of the highly contagious pertussis or whooping cough has been reported, bringing the total number of cases on ...

Also called pertussis, whooping cough spreads easily when an infected person talks, coughs or sneezes.

This year's resurgence of whooping cough cases has now accelerated to the fastest pace on record in nearly a decade, according to figures published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Inside the historic, 1740-built Stella Maris Hall at the University of New England, professor Meghan May – surrounded by beakers, microscopes, vials, bacterial cultures and other pieces of laboratory ...

It's only been a few months into 2026 but the seven confirmed cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, on Guam already matches ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) confirmed on Wednesday that a child under the age of 5 died in November 2024 and said that the death is the first caused by pertussis ...

A seventh case of pertussis or whooping cough has been confirmed for 2026 by the Department of Public Health and Social ...

A 5-month pertussis outbreak in a Florida preschool with a high vaccination rate highlights the need for efforts to reduce transmission and provide booster vaccinations for adults in regular close ...