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Whooping cough cases on the rise, doctors explain who may need a booster vaccine
ABC Action News Tampa Bay· 4 days agoBordetella pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is a very contagious respiratory illness....
Health department: Whooping cough outbreak declared in Lexington
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThe number of Lexington cases has increased in three weeks to nine with the new cases involving an...
Map shows whooping cough hotspots as 'worst outbreak in 40 years' kills 5 babies
The US Sun· 6 days agoUKHSA said last week that 2,793 cases of the bacterial lung infection - also known as pertussis -...
Why is whooping cough surging in the UK? Falling vaccination rates may be the answer
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoThis is a stark reminder that whooping cough is a very nasty infection. While the symptoms are...
LFCHD declares whooping cough an outbreak
WKYT Lexington· 19 hours agoThe Lexington-Fayette County Health Department has declared pertussis or whooping cough in outbreak status.
Lexington Health Department declares pertussis outbreak
LEX 18 Lexington· 19 hours agoThe Lexington-Fayette County Health Department declared a pertussis, or whooping cough, outbreak Monday afternoon.
Philippines plans vaccination drive as whooping cough outbreak claims lives
Al Jazeera· 2 days agoThe Philippine government has announced plans to administer three million doses of a vaccine for...
Whooping cough cases rising at Lexington high schools. Here’s what you need to know
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPertussis, or whooping cough, is spreading at Lexington schools with six total cases so far, and all...
Uptake of flu, whooping cough, and COVID-19 vaccines remains low among pregnant women
Medical Xpress· 21 hours agoA study conducted by researchers at the University of Warwick has unveiled crucial insights into the complex factors shaping vaccination decisions among pregnant women, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health Department confirms 6 whooping cough cases in Lexington: What to look out for?
WKYT Lexington· 4 days agoOn Wednesday, Lexington Fayette County Health Department released a statement confirming two new...