Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whooping cough, or pertussis, is caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria. - Meredith Newlove/CDC/AP For the second year in a ...
Low vaccination rates, particularly for the MMR and DTaP vaccines, are contributing to the outbreaks. Wisconsin's childhood vaccination rates are among the lowest in the U.S., well below the CDC's ...
The first day of school is just days away in Haywood County, and health officials are keeping a close watch on a summertime outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough. The county has ...
Two new laboratory-confirmed cases of the highly contagious Bordetella pertussis or whooping cough reported this week brings ...
WASHINGTON — For the second year in a row, the US has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling vaccination levels. Often called the "100-day cough," whooping cough ...