Florida whooping cough cases nearly double from this time last year, CDC says

Florida whooping cough cases nearly double from this time last year, CDC says

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is on the rise again in the United States, and the number of cases in 2025 are nearly double what they were for this same period last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC released numbers for pertussis cases up until April 26. There have been 9,034 cases reported in 2025...

Whooping Cough Cases So Far This Year Exceed 10,000; Three Times Total Amount for 2024

The total number of whooping cough patients this year has exceeded 10,000, the Japan Institute for Health Security (JIHS) announced on Wednesday.

Not Just Measles: Whooping Cough cases are soaring as vaccine rates decline

by Duaa Eldeib and Patricia Callahan | ProPublica In the past six months, two babies in Louisiana have died of pertussis, the disease commonly known as whooping cough. Washington state recently announced its first confirmed death from pertussis in more than a decade. Idaho and South Dakota each reported a death this year, and OregonContinue reading "Not Just Measles: Whooping Cough cases are soaring as vaccine rates decline" The post Not Just Me…