Whooping cough is at a decade-high level in US
Map Shows US States Where 'Deadly' Whooping Cough Rising
Five times as many cases of the potentially fatal illness have been reported so far in 2024, compared with the same time last year.
Whooping cough is at a decade-high level in US
Whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. There have been 18,506 cases of whooping cough reported so far, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Whooping cough cases jump sharply in 2024, back in line with pre-pandemic levels
The CDC reported that more than five times as many whooping cough cases have been recorded compared to 2023 in a return to pre-pandemic levels.
Ask the doctors: Vaccination is the best safeguard against whooping cough
Vaccination remains the best safeguard against whooping cough. Vaccines known as DTaP and Tdap are effective against a trio of targets: whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus. It is important not to allow these to lapse.
How bad is WA’s whooping cough outbreak? Cases have reached highest levels since 2015
Only four years since 1958 have seen a higher number of whooping cough cases, according to the Washington state Department of Health.
Whooping cough hits decade-high level in US
There have been 18,506 cases of whooping cough reported so far, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. That’s the most at this point in the year since 2014, when cases topped
US health officials say whooping cough has hit a decade-high level
Whooping cough usually peaks every three to five years, and the latest numbers indicate a return to levels before the pandemic.
Whooping cough cases have exploded since 2023, new CDC data shows
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Whooping Cough in the U.S. Is at a Decade-High Level
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