Whooping cough cases on the rise in Ontario County: Why?
Ontario County Public Health has reported an increase in whooping cough cases, with most occurring among college-aged students. The illness, known as pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria, spreading easily through the air and causing swelling in the airways.
A school-wide letter was sent to families as they continue monitoring the disease in Chicago schools and communities.
After dropping to zero cases in 2021 and notching just 16 in 2023, Whooping cough has surged this year in Kane County, with ...
Rates of whooping cough diagnoses are returning to pre-pandemic levels, with nearly five times the number of cases nationwide ...
Officials say whooping cough cases are rising in San Antonio and show a 230% increase from the cases reported the prior year.
Cases have jumped from 110 during all of 2023 to more than 1,163 cases so far this year, the state health department said.
Pertussis – a disease commonly referred to as whooping cough – is spreading quickly, the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Lane Tech High School in Chicago reports five cases of whooping cough across three grades amid a national increase in ...
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