Nebraskans encouraged to get the Pertussis vaccine after an increase in whooping cough
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has reported 35 cases of Pertussis, also known as the whooping cough, this year.
Whooping cough cases continue rising statewide and Southeast
State health officials have recorded 234 cases this year of whooping cough — also known as pertussis — through Sept. 9, more than were reported over the past seven years combined. About three-quarters of this year’s cases came in the past three months.
PHD warns of rise in Whooping Cough cases
The Panhandle Health District (PHD) has reported a rise in pertussis cases this year. The PHD reported there have been over 150 pertussis cases reported so far in 2024. PHD Communications manager Kate Hoyer reported that number is a major increase over the five cases reported in 2023 and the three cases in 2022.
Whooping cough cases in Wisconsin are 12 times higher than last year, DHS says
DHS had logged 625 confirmed cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, in 2024. That's compared to 51 cases last year. So far this year, two-third of Wisconsin counties have reported at least one case of the respiratory infection.
Whooping cough cases in Wisconsin 12x higher than last year, Minnesota cases also surging
DHS says whooping cough levels in Wisconsin are more than twelve times higher than in 2023. The spike marks levels not seen since before the pandemic. Wisconsin has recorded 625 confirmed cases of pertussis in 2024 so far.
Whooping cough cases on the rise across Wisconsin
More than five times as many people have been diagnosed with whooping cough this year in Wisconsin, compared to the same time last year.
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