The Mississippi Department of Health announced Monday, Sept. 29, that an infant died from pertussis, also known as whooping ...

Bordatella pertussis is the name of a nasty little bacteria that causes whooping cough. The "whoop" refers to the desperate, gasping sound that comes when a stricken person inhales after a violent jag ...

An Orange County baby died from whooping cough, the first confirmed infant death from the disease since 2018, health officials announced Thursday. The California Department of Public Health did not ...

OLATHE, Kan. (KCTV) - Families at an Olathe school are warned of a potential health safety concern.

Even vaccinated children can catch and spread whooping cough. Here’s why experts say booster shots and awareness are key.

Data show the whooping cough vaccine coverage among kindergarteners in North Carolina has dropped in recent years.

So far this year, over eight thousand cases of whooping cough have been recorded nationwide based on data from the CDC. Over ...

NEW ORLEANS — Senator Bill Cassidy is calling on the Secretary of Health and Human Services, RFK, Jr., to make a public statement in support of the vaccine for whooping cough. This comes as Louisiana ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise and incidence now exceeds pre-pandemic numbers. While in adults and older ...

Whooping cough cases in Florida have increased by 81% in 2025 compared to the total number of cases in 2024. State leaders have announced intentions to repeal vaccine mandates, prompting pediatricians ...

Alaska’s outbreak of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, has now subsided, but it created some significant impacts ...