The whooping cough was once suppressed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, its cases are surging again. Here's what to know.

Reports of whooping cough were lower than usual over the last few years, but now cases are back to pre-pandemic levels.

Louisiana is experiencing a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases in 2025, marked by increases in both whooping cough ...

In 2024, the number of whooping cough cases in the U.S. climbed to the highest level in a decade. The latest figures show the disease’s spread continues to accelerate — and indicates that the ...

The Louisiana Department of Health identified 164 cases of pertussis, known commonly as whooping cough, in the first four months of 2025. The numbers are on track to break record highs. In comparison, ...

Whooping cough cases are increasing nationwide. Two Louisiana babies have died with whooping cough this year as the state trends toward a record number ... cases are on the rise through the ...

LEADERS CONCERNED RIGHT NOW AS PERTUSSIS IS ON THE RISE HERE IN LOUISIANA ... COMMONLY KNOWN AS WHOOPING COUGH, WE’VE ALREADY SURPASSED THE NUMBER OF CASES WE HAD LAST YEAR.

Cases of whooping cough are climbing across the country this year, with about 6,600 already documented — nearly four times the number at the same point last year. Given the rise in cases ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana health officials are sounding the alarm over a sharp rise in whooping cough cases, with the number of infections already surpassing last year’s total—and the ...

The agency reported 75 confirmed exposures, most of which involved healthcare workers or their families, and urged people to ...

Kitsap County reported 61 new whooping cough cases between the start of the new year and May 8, despite COVID-19 and flu ...

The Louisiana Department of Health identified 164 cases of pertussis, known commonly as whooping cough, in the first four months of 2025. The numbers are on track to break record highs.