Washington saw a high number of whooping cough cases in 2024, with more than 2,000 reported, according to the state Department of Health.
SRHD says a child under the age of 5 died in November 2024 and the CDC confirmed that pertussis was the cause of death.
A child from Spokane County has died from whooping cough, marking the first pertussis-related death in Washington since 2011.
The case was reported at Demmitt Elementary School, which is part of Vandalia-Butler City Schools. The district said it ...
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The Montgomery County Office of Public Health has identified a case of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, at Bridle Path Elementary School, according to a message to the community by the North ...
Sheridan County Public Health has reported an increase in pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, across Wyoming and Sheridan County. This illness poses a significant risk, ...
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - At least one case of whooping cough has been confirmed at a Caddo Parish school. In a letter from ...
The Rutherford County School District has announced a confirmed case of pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough in the ...
Jenkins Middle School has emailed parents with information about the potential spread of whooping cough among seventh-grade ...
Northwest Public Schools shared that two students have been diagnosed with pertussis (whooping cough) on Monday.
The first whooping cough death in Washington since 2011 has been confirmed in Spokane County last week. According to Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD), a child under the age of 5 died in ...