US EditionWhooping cough outbreak prompts new alert from health officials
- Cases of whooping cough have increased by over 1,500% nationwide since 2021, as reported by ProPublica.
- Officials in Laredo, Texas, reported more whooping cough cases this year than in all of last year, according to Dr. Richard Chamberlain.
- Two infants in Louisiana have died from whooping cough in the last six months, marking the first deaths since 2018, as noted by CNN.
- Health experts warn that falling vaccination rates will likely worsen whooping cough outbreaks, according to the American Medical Association.
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What to Know About Whooping Cough
Whooping cough has been on the rise in the U.S. for years—and cases are continuing to soar in 2025. Meanwhile, fewer Americans are getting vaccinated against it. Here’s what to know about the ongoing surge in whooping cough cases. A bad year for whooping cough In 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 2,116 cases of whooping cough. In 2024, it reported 35,435 cases. So far this year, there have been 7,111 repor…
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The Independent (US)Whooping cough cases skyrocket across US as measles concerns surge
Cases of the highly contagious bacterial infection are rising across the US as vaccine rates decline
The sneaking rise of whooping cough
A measles outbreak has been keeping American health care professionals on their toes, but experts say we should also be wary of another preventable disease: whooping cough. This illness typically presents with a recognizable, harsh cough, and it can be especially dangerous for infants. With the prevalence of vaccines on the decline, experts say the whooping cough outbreak will likely worsen. Putting our youngest at risk After a dip in diagnoses …
Whooping cough outbreak prompts new alert from health officials
Mexico’s National Committee for Epidemiological Surveillance (Conave) issued an emergency alert for whooping cough, or pertussis, over the weekend. Through the first week of April, health authorities across the nation had reported 2,549 probable cases of whooping cough, of which 696 had been confirmed. So far, 37 people have died from pertussis in 14 states. A decline in vaccination coverage has been cited as a factor in the global rise of whoo…
UT research identifies antibodies neutralizing whooping cough toxin
Vaccines for whooping cough could improve following research published April 2 by UT and other global researchers specifically focused on two antibodies that target the infection’s toxins. The research focuses on how two antibodies, hu11E6 and hu1B7, neutralize the pertussis toxin, which is a contributing factor to the bacteria that causes whooping cough. Hu11E6 blocks the toxin from attaching to human cells by interfering with binding sites, w…
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