Doctors call for whooping cough vaccination uptake amid worst year on record for cases
Approximately 130 confirmed cases of whooping cough (pertussis) have been recorded each day on average in 2024, according to ...
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Whooping cough cases are spiking in California: What you need to know
Diagnosis typically involves a nasal swab or symptom evaluation at a clinic, followed by antibiotic treatment and a ...
Whooping cough case detected at Scottsboro High School
A case of whooping cough has been confirmed by the Alabama Department of Public Health at Scottsboro High School.
Time27d
Whooping Cough Is at a Decade-High Level in the U.S.
MILWAUKEE — Whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. There have been 18,506 cases of whooping cough reported so far ...
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WA reports nearly 1,200 whooping cough cases so far this year
This year could shape up to be the worst year for whooping cough Washington has seen in over a decade. State health officials counted 1,193 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, across 31 ...
Las Cruces Sun-News10d
Whooping cough cases in New Mexico nearly double in 2024
Anyone experiencing symptoms should contact a primary care physician or local medical provider for a pertussis diagnostic, which can be confirmed with a swab from deep in the nose for PCR ...
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Whooping cough cases have exploded since 2023, new CDC data shows
WASHINGTON — Whooping cough cases are continuing to rise in the United States, with new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that there are five times as many ...
Erie County reports 15 pertussis cases, largest outbreak in at least six years
Erie County saw its largest pertussis outbreak since at least 2012 when 15 people tested positive in September for the vaccine-preventable bacterial illness commonly known as whooping cough. By ...