Through contact tracing, Two Rivers Public Health identified individuals who may have had close contact with the affected ...

Upon notification of the case, the district immediately coordinated with Two Rivers Public Health Department to conduct an ...

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has reported 35 cases of Pertussis, also known as the whooping cough, ...

In 2024, a total of 35 cases of pertussis (whooping cough) have been reported in Nebraska compared to 13 reported in 2023, ...

Infectious diseases experts say many Americans fell behind on their whooping cough vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Whooping cough is surging in the United States, with cases now five times higher than they were at the same point last year, according to preliminary data from the US Centers for Disease Control and ...

A visible bloom of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) has been observed in Ramsey Lake and Whitewater Lake, Public Health ...

At first, it can be hard to tell if someone has whooping cough, because early symptoms can look like the common cold. During the first one to two weeks, the infected person may just have a runny ...

If you have a severe cough that doesn't seem to go away, you may have whopping cough. Whooping cough ... feet-- when coughed up and can live up to two days on objects and surfaces.

Prevention: The best way to prevent whooping cough is with the pertussis vaccine, which doctors often give in combination with vaccines against two other serious diseases — diphtheria and tetanus.

The intent of getting vaccinated is really twofold. One is to, one, prevent yourself from getting the whooping cough. And then two is if you actually do get the whooping cough, to prevent the long ...

The latest figures for England show 2,591 confirmed cases of whooping cough in May. Of the nine UK babies who have died since November after contracting whooping cough, two were born in Shropshire ...