Tasmania's Department of Health has declared a whooping cough epidemic, with 300 cases recorded this year, up from 12 last year. Whopping cough, or pertussis, is a severe respiratory disease that ...

Health experts have sounded the alarm for a whooping cough outbreak, with data suggesting a resurgence of the disease may appear as early as this summer. Here's a look at the symptoms to watch out for ...

Australia is battling its biggest rise in whooping cough cases in 35 years. During 2024 and 2025 Australia recorded 82,513 whooping cough cases – the highest number since monitoring began in 1991.

Whooping cough cases in Australia have been rising since 2024. Here's what's driving the surge and how to stay safe. In Australia, whooping cough vaccine coverage is slipping and is now below the ...

Whooping cough, which often starts with flu-like symptoms, poses a significant threat to infants. Characterized by a "whoop" sound during inhalation after coughing fits, the disease can cause ...

A devastating respiratory infection once thought to be primarily a childhood concern is making an alarming comeback among adults, catching the medical community and patients completely off guard.

Whooping cough cases are soaring across the UK with more alerts for the Victorian illness, also known as the 100-day cough, in the last two weeks than the whole of last year. Cases are now at their ...

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Whooping cough is on the rise in King County, in large part because kids got behind on their vaccines during the pandemic. Three infants have been hospitalized in the current outbreak. Whooping cough ...

Whooping cough cases are surging in California with rates returning to pre-pandemic levels, medical experts said. As of April 26, a total of 590 Californians had contracted the highly contagious ...

Whooping cough cases are on the rise as the vaccination rate for the highly contagious respiratory illness drops, a new investigation has found. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is caused by a ...