Although the disease may produce only a mild, persistent cough in adults or adolescents, young children exposed to the disease can be at risk for severe complication ...

The number of pertussis, or whooping cough, cases in Oregon are on track to hit an all-time high by the end of the year, state officials said Thursday. The spike comes as vaccinations have dipped, ...

Oregon health officials are alarmed over the state’s rising pertussis case count, which is expected to beat the state’s ...

Oregon is expected to surpass its record of 910 pertussis cases by the end of 2024, prompting state health officials to ...

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

A whooping cough outbreak is currently making its way across the Inland Northwest, leaving many families worried about ...

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

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.

News Daybreak has the headlines you need to know to get your Thursday started. Jeff Fortenberry, a former Nebraska ...

The Washington State Department of Health reported cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in the state increased dramatically ...

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

Last year, the combination of COVID-19, seasonal influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) brought the “triple-demic.” ...