More than 25,000 cases of whopping cough have been recorded in the U.S. so far this year, updated federal data shows.

Whooping cough (or pertussis) cases are on the rise, causing concerns of a resurgence of the highly contagious disease.

An infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky, the third such instance in the past 12 months, state health officials ...

A third infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky this year, marking the latest victim in what health officials are ...

Infections happen year-round, but peak whooping cough season lasts from late summer through fall. Pertussis is a cyclical disease, meaning it might spread widely through a community and then disappear ...

The higher numbers of cases in recent years come as vaccination rates for whooping cough have steadily dropped, CDC data shows. Roughly 92.1% of kindergarteners were vaccinated against whooping cough ...

Learn more about whooping cough and how a decline in vaccination rates may be contributing to a spike in cases.

The CDC has been without a permanent director since Kennedy fired Susan Monarez in August over vaccine policy disagreements, ...

New details from health officials suggest the whooping cough surge may be part of a national pattern driven by slipping ...

One of the nation’s foremost authorities on vaccines has just appointed a notorious vaccine skeptic as its second-in-command.

Texas reports nearly quadruple the whooping cough cases than last year, with over 3,500 infections. Health officials urge ...

Whooping cough is making a major comeback in the US, with sharp increases now seen in Texas, Florida, California, and Oregon.