Washington state officials warned of a "sharp increase" in whooping cough cases compared to this time last year, mirroring a ...

Also known as pertussis, the disease poses a particular threat to young babies, and five infants have died from it since 2003 ...

The Oregon Health Authority said that as of Wednesday, the state has seen a total of 827 cases in 23 counties this year. At ...

Washington state is experiencing a spike in whooping cough cases with nearly 1,200 reported cases so far this year, that's up ...

Health officials in Washington state are alerting residents to a sharp rise in cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

Mid-October saw the highest case count in Washington so far this year, as the state has seen the sixth-most pertussis cases ...

More than 30 counties across Washington are impacted by this ... “It is very concerning because this is a resurgence of ...

Clark County is experiencing an alarming spike in whooping cough and chickenpox cases among children — outbreaks that health ...

Washington is not alone in its sharp rise of the highly contagious bacterial infection this year. It's been an unusually bad year for whooping cough in the United States, which has counted more than ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a preventable disease, yet it still kills more than 150,000 children under five every year - most of them in low- and middle-income countries.

Earlier this week, on Nov. 7, the Washington State Department of Health to issued a warning to the state’s residents about the rising threat of the disease, also known as pertussis. Prior to a ...