A nationwide surge in pertussis cases has resulted in the deaths of infants in several states across the country this year, from Kentucky to Oregon. A UT Health San Antonio infectious diseases ...

A baby whose mother had not been vaccinated against whooping cough has died after contracting the infection, health officials have confirmed. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly ...

As of Dec. 6, the CDC logged 26,632 cases of whooping cough in 2025. The last time the U.S. saw so many cases was more than a decade ago in 2014.

MORGANTOWN — Two West Virginia University physicians are encouraging people to recognize the early symptoms of pertussis, or ...

Whooping cough is on the rise nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In mid-October, the CDC reported more than 18,500 cases nationwide of pertussis, commonly called ...

As whooping cough cases surge across the United States, a mother who lost her newborn son to the disease spoke to Newsweek. Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a respiratory disease caused by bacteria ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two young infants have died of pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough, in Kentucky within the last six months. Kentucky health officials said the children are the first ones to ...

A baby in Orange County, California, died from whooping cough, the first confirmed infant death from the disease since 2018, health officials announced Thursday. The California Department of Public ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The infection attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get ...

Four in five pregnant women in Wiltshire have been vaccinated against whooping cough, according to new figures released by ...

A baby whose mother was not vaccinated against whooping cough while pregnant has died after contracting the infection, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The death, which occurred between ...