Tag Archives: Whooping cough

CDC: Whooping Cough Cases Up 6X Over Last Year

NBC News reports: Whooping cough cases in the U.S. have reached the highest annual total in a decade, according to data from the CDC. As of mid-September, about 14,500 cases had been recorded nationwide since the beginning of the year. That number climbed to more than 32,000 as of Dec. 14, meaning as many cases have been tallied in the …

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Michigan Whooping Cough Cases Soar 13X Over 2023

Detroit’s ABC affiliate reports: The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has seen over 1,500 cases of whooping cough this year. That’s more than 13 times what they saw in 2023, when the state saw 110 cases. “Pertussis cases in general are up across the country,” said Ryan Malosh, director of the Division of Immunizations at the Michigan Department …

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