The majority of Americans, including the majority of Democrats and Republicans, support childhood vvaccination requirements, ...

On Friday, Kentucky announced two pertussis deaths in infants over the past 6 months, and neither the infants nor their mothers had been vaccinated against the highly contagious bacterial infection ...

And it’s not only Australia witnessing this surge. In the United States, whooping cough cases are at their highest since 1948, with deaths reported in several states, including two infants.

It’s the highest whooping cough total since 2012, according to state records. The state had about 28.4 cases per 100,000 residents during 2024.

Jun. 19—OLYMPIA — Washington state saw a rise in whooping cough cases in 2024, with 2,261 confirmed and probable cases reported in preliminary figures. This marks an increase from 87 cases ...

Washington state reported nearly 26 times as many whooping cough cases last year as the year before, according to new data that serve s as a reminder of the disease’s continued surge here and ...

Washington state reported 25 times as many whooping cough cases last year as the year before, according to new data that serve as a reminder of the disease's continued surge here and nationwide.

As of May 31, Washington has reported 1,314 whooping cough cases in 2025, the DOH noted. Whooping cough is a bacterial disease that can cause cold-like symptoms with severe coughing spells.

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — New data shows whooping cough cases are surging in both Oregon and Washington. Oregon has had 947 cases so far this year, which is nearly triple last year's case count ...

There's an outbreak of whooping cough in Iqaluit and Pond Inlet, Nunavut, according to the territory's chief public health officer. The Department of Health announced the outbreaks in a pair of ...

According to the Washington Department of Health, 2024 saw 2,261 confirmed whooping cough cases. That's 25x the 87 reported cases in 2023. So far in 2025, 1,314 cases have been reported.

Whooping cough cases in Jefferson County are increasing as well: 2023: 2 total cases, 2 confirmed. 2024: 47 total cases, 39 confirmed and 8 probable 2025 to date: 20 total cases, 17 confirmed and 3 ...