Health officials have confirmed the first pertussis, also called whooping cough, death in Washington since 2011.
According to the CDC, pertussis is a cyclical bacterial infection that peaks every three to five years. Immunity, whether ...
SRHD says a child under the age of 5 died in November 2024 and the CDC confirmed that pertussis was the cause of death.
Health departments in the Ozarks are warning people about a recent increase in flu and whooping cough cases. According to a ...
Whooping cough cases are rising across the country, with the CDC reporting a nearly 270% increase in Colorado between 2023 ...
A South Dakota child has died with a dual infection of pertussis and influenza, state says. What are the symptoms of ...
Additionally, Greene County saw 21 cases of pertussis in the first 36 days of 2025. This follows a trend of increased cases that began with 72 total cases in 2024. Historically, Greene County sees an ...
A child from Spokane County has died from whooping cough, marking the first pertussis-related death in Washington since 2011.
For a second time this season, the flu is surging, with at least 41 states reporting high or very high levels of the virus.
A child in Spokane County died of whooping cough in November, marking the first fatality from the disease in Washington in ...