HAYWOOD COUNTY, WHERE ANOTHER CASE OF PERTUSSIS, ALSO KNOWN AS WHOOPING COUGH, HAS BEEN REPORTED. THAT’S UP FROM FIVE CASES ...

On Friday, July 18, officials in Haywood County, North Carolina, confirmed an additional case of whooping cough, this time in ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health has issued a health alert warning the public about an increase in pertussis cases ...

News release The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has issued a health alert warning the public about an increase ...

Health officials in Haywood County have confirmed an additional case of whooping cough, bringing the total number of active ...

The state health department said nearly 40 percent of this year's cases have been reported in Northeast Mississippi.

Health officials in Haywood County have confirmed an additional case of whooping cough, bringing the total number of active ...

Also known as whooping cough, pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory disease that causes uncontrollable, violent coughs ...

Immunizations are one of the most effective strategies in protecting the most vulnerable. This includes newborns, toddlers ...

Haywood County has confirmed an additional case of whooping cough, increasing the total number of active cases to seven. This is the first confirmed case in an adult. All other cases have been ...

Haywood County has confirmed its ninth active case of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. Among the confirmed cases, one is an adult, and the rest are children and teens under the age of 19 ...

MSDH recommends that pregnant women receive a single dose of Tdap in the 27th to 36th week of pregnancy, as it will offer some immunity to a newborn during the first few months of life. There is no ...