The state Department of Health calls the rise "staggering" and notes that it coincides with a drop in whooping cough vaccination rates among young children.

Health officials in Washington state are warning about a “dramatic surge” in whooping cough cases seen last year amid a decrease in vaccination rates.

Taney County Health Department is urging residents to get vaccinated against whooping cough, which can be spread easily for three weeks or until antibiotic treatment is completed.

Kentucky reports 2 babies dead from whooping cough, or pertussis cases. These are the symptoms in adults, children and infants. What to do if you have it.

There's an outbreak of whooping cough in Iqaluit and Pond Inlet, Nunavut, according to the territory's chief public health officer.

What’s the treatment for whooping cough? As a bacterial infection, whooping cough can be treated with a course of antibiotics prescribed by a doctor.

Whooping cough is making a surge in Canada and the early symptoms of this bacterial illness make it appear as if it’s a common cold.

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Last year, following an outbreak the state had not seen in years, Kentucky ultimately reported 543 cases of whopping cough.