Pertussis cases are on the rise with Kentucky reporting its third infant death in 2025. Here's what to know about the ...

Whooping cough (or pertussis) cases are on the rise, causing concerns of a resurgence of the highly contagious disease.

As friends and family gather this holiday season, there’s a warning for new parents. The CDC says cases of pertussis, or ...

Heading into the holidays, what are the symptoms to watch for, who is most at risk for whooping cough and who needs to get ...

More than 25,000 cases of whopping cough have been recorded in the U.S. so far this year, updated federal data shows.

New details from health officials suggest the whooping cough surge may be part of a national pattern driven by slipping ...

As of Nov. 19, there have been 566 cases of whooping cough in Kentucky. State health officials expect more cases by the end ...

A third infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky within the past 12 months, state health officials announced.

As whooping cough cases in Kentucky continue to rise, the state’s Department for Public Health is reporting a third pertussis ...

Health officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health have confirmed a third infant death tied to pertussis, or ...

The higher numbers of cases in recent years come as vaccination rates for whooping cough have steadily dropped, CDC data shows. Roughly 92.1% of kindergarteners were vaccinated against whooping cough ...

Whoopingcough might sound like a disease from another era. But the illness, also called pertussis, is alive and well in the U.S. Known as a childhood illness, whooping cough is actually most common in ...