Infections happen year-round, but peak whooping cough season lasts from late summer through fall. Pertussis is a cyclical disease, meaning it might spread widely through a community and then disappear ...

An infant in Kentucky who was unvaccinated against pertussis, or whooping cough, has died, marking the third death from the ...

Kentucky is experiencing an alarming increase in whooping cough cases, with low vaccination rates contributing to the spread ...

More than 25,000 cases of whopping cough have been recorded in the U.S. so far this year, updated federal data shows.

Whooping cough (or pertussis) cases are on the rise, causing concerns of a resurgence of the highly contagious disease.

As of Nov. 19, there have been 566 cases of whooping cough in Kentucky. State health officials expect more cases by the end of 2025.

As whooping cough cases in Kentucky continue to rise, the state’s Department for Public Health is reporting a third pertussis ...

Kentucky is experiencing a surge in whooping cough, with state officials confirming 566 cases so far this season — the most ...

A third infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky within the past 12 months, state health officials announced.

A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection that is being seen more across the U.S. due in ...

Another Kentucky infant has died from whooping cough, bringing the total to three infant deaths from the disease in the past ...