Health experts urge families to vaccinate as whooping cough cases increase in Michigan
Experts from the MDHHS are urging families across Michigan to get vaccinated as whooping cough cases continue to increase, leaving children at risk for severe or deadly symptoms.
Increase In Whooping Cough Cases In Michigan
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services encourages families of young children to get up to date with immunizations.
Michigan is seeing more whooping cough, which can be dangerous for kids
Health officials have identified at least 830 cases of pertussis so far this year, surpassing last year’s total and blowing past the annual average of 596 cases from 2017-19. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is urging ...
Michigan health officials report rise in whooping cough cases
Michigan health officials are warning residents about a rise in cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough.
Whooping cough cases on the rise in children
Whooping cough and walking pneumonia can begin by looking like a regular cold. Doctor Taylor Heald Sargent with Lurie Children's Hospital points out the warning signs.
Whooping cough spikes dramatically among Missourians
Cases of the vaccine-preventable bacterial infection whooping cough have spiked in Missouri and nationwide. Cases of whooping cough are significantly on the rise in Missouri, echoing a nationwide trend that federal health officials are warning the public about.
Michigan whooping cough cases on the rise
Whooping cough numbers continue to increase in Michigan
Cases of whooping cough are increasing in Michigan and the health department is urging people to get vaccinated.
MDHHS urging people to get pertussis vaccine as whooping cough cases on the rise
Officials with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are urging people to stay up to date with the pertussis ...
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Michigan Sees Surge in Whooping Cough Cases, Health Officials Urge Vaccinations
Michigan health officials report a rise in whooping cough cases, urging vaccinations as the state experiences over 830 cases ...
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Parents asked to monitor children after Oak Hills student diagnosed with whooping cough
Oak Hills High School reported Wednesday a student has been diagnosed with pertussis, also known as whooping cough, according to a news release. To prevent the spread of the infection, the West ...
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MDHHS pilot program aims to support struggling Michigan families
A pilot program is currently underway to help struggling families throughout Michigan. It’s called the MiFamily Together program. It was started October 1st 2024 by the Michigan Department of ...
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MDHHS implements new tool for youth behavioral health
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has implemented a new tool that they say will help strengthen access to behavioral health services for Michigan youth.
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University of Cincinnati reports whooping cough outbreak
According to the academy's weekly public health newsletter, there is an "ongoing outbreak of pertussis" at University of Cincinnati. Students who may have been exposed are being notified by the ...
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Whooping cough cases tripled in Alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Officials from the Alabama Department of Public Health have tracked 124 cases of Pertussis, or whooping cough, in Alabama this year. That’s up from just 41 last year. The ...
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Whooping cough cases surge in Missouri as vaccination rates drop
Cancel anytime. This 2016 illustration, based on electron microscope imagery, depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough. Whooping cough cases have spiked this year in ...