SRHD says a child under the age of 5 died in November 2024 and the CDC confirmed that pertussis was the cause of death.
Washington saw a high number of whooping cough cases in 2024, with more than 2,000 reported, according to the state Department of Health.
Spokane Regional Health District reports that a child under the age of 5 died in November and the CDC confirmed the cause of death was pertussis.
SRHD says a child under the age of 5 died in November 2024 and the CDC confirmed that pertussis was the cause of death.
A child from Spokane County has died from whooping cough, marking the first pertussis-related death in Washington since 2011.
The first whooping cough death in Washington since 2011 has been confirmed in Spokane County last week. According to Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD), a child under the age of 5 died in ...
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Sheridan County Public Health has reported an increase in pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, across Wyoming and Sheridan County. This illness poses a significant risk, ...
A local school district has reported a case of whooping cough. A spokesperson for Vandalia Butler City Schools told WDTN.com ...
A case of whooping cough, a highly contagious disease also known as pertussis, hit Bridle Path Elementary School in North ...
The case was reported at Demmitt Elementary School, which is part of Vandalia-Butler City Schools. The district said it ...
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