The measles outbreak is surging in West Texas, especially in under-vaccinated communities, but it’s not just coverage with ...

Central District Health says an adult died of pertussis in February. The health district covers Ada, Boise, Elmore and Valley ...

Although in the post-Covid-19 era, pertussis incidences soared spectacularly, pertussis cases were already on the rise before ...

While vaccinations are high for Oklahoma, the state still sees high numbers, while the state health department looks for ways ...

Whooping cough is on the rise in US, and Oklahoma is no exception. Also referred to as pertussis, it's affected 71 Oklahomans ...

Whooping cough, due to Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis, is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. Despite widespread pertussis immunization in childhood ...

That marks the most fatalities from the bacterial infection since a 2017 surge of the illness, which is also known as pertussis. Over the last month, pertussis infections have been rising again.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department on Thursday announced that cases of whooping cough ...

The Mobile County Health Department has seen an increase in whooping cough cases this month especially in schools. Pertussis, ...

The Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) confirmed on Wednesday that a child under the age of 5 died in November 2024 and said that the death is the first caused by pertussis (whooping cough ...

Young infants are at more risk because they don't get the first of six doses of the vaccine until they are two months old. So, before that, they are unprotected and more likely to die from whooping ...

The disease, often referred to as pertussis, has affected 71 Oklahomans since the start of the year. Last year, Oklahoma finished the year with 469 total cases—just about 1% of the 35,493 ...