It was thought that Bohdan Suprun might have an infection or pneumonia, but when antibiotics didn't help him, he knew it was far more serious.

Washington state reported 25 times as many whooping cough cases last year as the year before, according to new data that serve as a reminder of the disease's continued surge here and nationwide.

According to the state’s recent annual summary on whooping cough, or pertussis, there were 2,261 confirmed and probable cases in Washington in 2024. There were 87 cases in 2023.

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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.

As of May 31, Washington has reported 1,314 whooping cough cases in 2025, the DOH noted. Whooping cough is a bacterial disease that can cause cold-like symptoms with severe coughing spells.

Angela Falanga's eight-week-old daughter was hospitalized for 19 days with whooping cough and was placed on a ventilator after her condition deteriorated overnight, she tells PEOPLE exclusively.

Whooping cough cases in Mississippi are on the rise, already surpassing the total number reported for all of last year, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health. Whooping cough, or ...

Mississippi has seen a rise in whooping cough cases in 2025, exceeding the total from the previous year. District 2 leads the state in reported cases, while other districts also report infections.

Four cases of whooping cough have been identified over the past month among the 40,000 students attending UC Davis, the university has reported. UCD distributed a letter from the Yolo County ...

Whooping cough cases are back on the rise. The respiratory illness has had surging case numbers in 2025, outpacing 2024's data only five months into 2025. The rising trend exists both in Tennessee ...