whooping cough

Reported cases of the infectious disease have surpassed pre-pandemic levels in Missouri. The state has tallied 422 cases of whooping cough so far this year, a 744% increase from last year.

Kansas appears on track for a quiet year for pertussis cases after two years marked by outbreaks.As of mid-April, the Kansas Department of Health and…

An outbreak of pertussis, or whooping cough, in the Hutchinson area continues to spread. The Reno County Health Department is investigating more than 70…

Health officials in Reno County, Kansas, are trying to bring an outbreak of pertussis, or whooping cough, under control.The outbreak began in mid-May with…

Even as local health officials prepare for the unlikely event of an Ebola outbreak in Kansas, some have had their hands full trying to convince people in…

Area health officials are cautioning that whooping cough, which notably broke out in Johnson County this past spring, continues to be a problem throughout…

Johnson County, Kansas is in the midst of a whooping cough outbreak. It's not as bad as in Washington State, where they’ve declared an epidemic of the…