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More than 300 cases have been identified across the Bay of Plenty and Lakes districts since the national whooping cough ...
making the total number of 35,435 infections, including 10 deaths, higher than what was seen in 2019 before the pandemic. Here's what to know about whooping cough amid the growing cases.
The latest numbers, week 19 of the year, bring the cumulative total number of cases in 2025 to 10,771, nearly double the ...
If that occurs, it would be the highest number of whooping cough cases recorded since 1950, CDC data shows. STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images Whooping cough cases have been recorded in all 50 states ...
It’s not just measles outbreaks that are on the rise in the United States: New cases of the respiratory infection pertussis — also known as whooping ... four times the number seen by this ...
Experts say the sharp rise is attributable to several factors, including a decline in vaccination rates, the ease of COVID-19 restrictions, and the disease's nature. Trump administration orders ...
Rates of whooping cough, or pertussis, soared last year, which experts said wasn’t unexpected. The number of cases fell during COVID-19 because of masking and social distancing. Plus ...
In 2024, the number of whooping cough cases in the U.S. have been at least 5 times higher than in 2023. Outbreaks among adolescents have been reported in schools in several states. Experts think ...
In 2024, the number of whooping cough cases in the U.S. climbed to the highest level in a decade. The latest figures show the disease’s spread continues to accelerate — and indicates that the ...
Which States Were Most Affected by Whooping Cough in 2024? In 2024, the five states with the highest number of whooping cough cases were Pennsylvania with 2,889, New York with 2,704, Wisconsin ...
A record number of whooping cough cases were reported in Ireland last year, according to the State’s infectious diseases watchdog. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious ...
In the week ending Dec. 7 — the most recent data available — the U.S. had reported more than 30,000 cumulative whooping cough cases, more than six times the number at this time last year.