Pertussis vaccine, Michigan and Whooping Cough

The CDC reported 17,579 whooping cough cases in the U.S. through the week of Oct. 5. In October last year, that number was 3,962 – an increase of just over 13,600.Start the day smarter. Get all the ...
Health officials have identified at least 830 cases of pertussis so far this year, surpassing last year’s total and blowing ...
More than five times as many pertussis cases had been reported as of mid-October compared with the same time last year, according to provisional numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and ...
The infection is caused by the highly contagious bacterium Bordetella pertussis. It is called whooping cough because of the whooping sound that children make as they struggle to breathe. And it can ...
Reported cases of the infectious disease have surpassed pre-pandemic levels in Missouri. The state has tallied 422 cases of ...
WHITMAN COUNTY, Wash. — Several students at Washington State University (WSU) have been diagnosed with a confirmed case of ...
Local public health officials announced Friday that there are currently three pediatric cases of Pertussis, including two ...
Whooping cough cases nearly doubled in New Mexico in 2024, and accounts for 60 of the total cases nationwide, as of Oct. 26.