Across the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows more than 25,000 cases of whooping cough have been reported so far this year. Last year, it was a little over 5,000 cases.

This year has seen record-high cases of whooping cough across the U.S., and California is no exception. As reported by the Los Angeles Times, the contagious illness also known as pertussis has been detected 1,

Whooping cough — highly contagious and potentially dangerous — has surged in California to levels not seen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

California's cases of whooping cough are more than six times as high as last year, and in Los Angeles County, reports of the infectious disease rose by nearly 119%. It reflects a trend seen across the U.

The number of cases of pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, in California is over six times more than last year, according to a Sept. 2024 report released by the California Department of Public Health. Whooping cough is a highly contagious ...

Candace Gyure has been a nurse with San Diego Unified Schools for 17 years. She said illnesses like whooping cough can spread quickly.

Cases of whooping cough rising in California in 2024