Whooping Cough News

Health officials are asking parents to keep an eye out for symptoms of whooping cough.

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Snohomish County saw a spike in whooping cough cases last year. Health officials say the disease has reached epidemic levels.

Whopping cough has been on the rise in recent years. Now, for the second time in a week, there's an outbreak in a Chester County school.

A student at Riley Avenue Elementary School has been diagnosed with Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, according to Superintendent Nancy Carney.

A sharp rise in whooping cough cases statewide is causing West Piedmont Health District officials to ask parents to get their children vaccinated.

At least eight people are now being treated in a northeastern Kansas county for symptoms of whooping cough, and health officials are urging residents to consider getting fresh vaccinations.

At least eight people are now being treated in a northeastern Kansas county for symptoms of whooping cough, and health officials are urging residents to consider getting fresh vaccinations.

Two public school districts in New York's Saratoga County each have two students with confirmed cases of whooping cough, school officials say.

The Broadalbin-Perth Central District and the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central Schools said two students in each district have cases of whooping cough.

Three more cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, have been confirmed in area schools, including one in each of Broadalbin-Perth's two buildings and one at Glebe Street Elementary School in Johnstown.

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious disease that can be transmitted by air.

Saucon Valley School District superintendent Sandra Fellin announced Thursday afternoon that a high school student has a confirmed case of whooping cough .

Figures for 2011 showed there were 69 cases of whooping cough in the region compared to 40 in 2010, and nationally the number of cases has more than doubled from 421 in 2010 to 1,040 last year.

Nelson Marlborough District Health Board medical officer of health Jill Sherwood said 54 cases were notified to the Public Health Service in the first two weeks of January, including 10 in Marlborough.

A cluster of suspected whooping cough cases in Colorado was actually most likely a "pseudo-outbreak," according to an investigation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

At least seven cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have been reported in Hunterdon County, N.J.A since December, with three more under investigation, according WFMZ .