Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, are on the rise, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Approximately 17,579 whooping cough cases, with the ...

A highly contagious respiratory illness is on the rise in the United States this year. Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have surged to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to the ...

Whooping cough cases are on the rise in the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the week ending April 12, at least 8,064 whooping cough cases have ...

Though public schools in Fayette County won’t start back until Aug. 16, the health department reports whooping cough is already spreading in Lexington. Kevin Hall, spokesman for the Lexington-Fayette ...

When there's an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease, state health officials typically take certain steps to alert residents and issue public updates about the growing threat. That's standard ...